[6][7] With only the foundation completed, the site became known as "Villard's Ruins" and the bodies of two murder victims were found there before construction resumed.

[5][6] George B. Markle, Jr. began a campaign to raise local money to complete the hotel.

[1] The Portland Hotel stood between Southwest Morrison and Yamhill, on 6th Street (now called 6th Avenue), facing the Pioneer Courthouse.

[12] When Pioneer Courthouse Square was built on the site in 1984, the iron scrollwork gate of the hotel was incorporated into the design.

[9] Eleven U.S. presidents stayed at the Hotel Portland—each time, a new set of Haviland China was purchased for the occasion.