Hamilton Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

The Hamilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, originally the Venable, was designed by Portland architect John V. Bennes's Bennes & Hendricks firm and built in 1913.

[1] It was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey carried out by the National Park Service in March 1993.

[1] The Survey stated it was "significant as an example of its architectural style and building type associated with low-income urban dwelling, and because of its association with its designer, noted Portland Architect, John V. Bennes.

The Hotel represents development in Portland, during an era of rapid urban expansion.

[2] It was scheduled to close in May 1993, then demolished by the Federal Government to make way for the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse.