Bowman Hotel (Pendleton, Oregon)

Bowman Hotel
Location 17 SW Frazer Avenue
Pendleton, Oregon
Coordinates 45°40′12″N 118°47′11″W / 45.669936°N 118.786398°WCoordinates: 45°40′12″N 118°47′11″W / 45.669936°N 118.786398°W
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1906
Architectural style American Renaissance
Governing body Private
Part of South Main Street Commercial Historic District (#86003260)
NRHP Reference # 80003381[1]
Added to NRHP November 6, 1980

The Bowman Hotel is a historic three story brick hotel building located in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1906. The hotel was built by Purl Bowman (1862–1939), part of a prominent pioneer family in Pendleton. The family lived near lower Birch Creek, Oregon. Bowman was a successful farmer and wool producer. He bought the hotel property in 1900 of a house on the site burned down.[2] His cousin Walter S. Bowman was a prominent professional photographer in Pendleton. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1980.

History

When the hotel was built most visitors arrived into town by train.[3] The Bowman Hotel closed in 1980 for renovations, ending its rein as the longest continuously operating hotel in Pendleton.[3] The Bowman is located on the corner of South Main Street and Southwest Frazer Avenue.[3]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Oliver Purl BOWMAN obituary East Oregonian, August 7, 1939
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 OUT OF THE VAULT: Last Pendleton hotel closes its doors September 28, 2013 East Oregonian

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