Morgan Building Explained
| Morgan Building |
| Designated Other1 Name: | Portland Historic Landmark[1] |
| Designated Other1 Color: | lightgreen |
| Location: | 720 SW Washington Street
Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates: | 45.5206°N -122.6795°W |
| Built: | 1913 |
| Architect: | Doyle, Patterson & Beach |
| Architecture: | Beaux Arts |
| Added: | September 12, 1996 |
| Refnum: | 96001003 |
The Morgan Building is an office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] [3]
The Morgan was home to Theodore Kruse's Rainbow Grill, which opened in October 1913. Kruse had closed his Louvre restaurant, a hotspot in the gay community, after it was a focal point of the 1912 Portland vice scandal. The Rainbow advertised "fat, juicy, delicious" oysters and a "Special Men's Grill" with meat of the diner's choosing. It closed in June 1915.[4] [5]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
Notes and References
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- Web site: Tess, John M.. November 15, 1995. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morgan Building. National Park Service. PDF. February 25, 2016. September 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902191639/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/96001003_text. live.
- Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 37. PDF. June 6, 2011. December 24, 2011. June 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609105953/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. live.
- Web site: The Louvre Restaurant . George . Painter . glapn.org . August 10, 2020 . April 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429230836/http://glapn.org/6080louvre.html . live .
- Web site: A City Scandalized . Heather Arndt . Anderson . Portland Mercury . January 10, 2018 . August 10, 2020 . August 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805003259/https://www.portlandmercury.com/feature/2018/01/10/19597137/a-city-scandalized . live .
