Morgan Building | |
Portland Historic Landmark2 | |
 Viewed from the northeast in 2018 | |
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| Location | 720 SW Washington Street Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′14″N 122°40′46″W / 45.520628°N 122.679523°W / 45.520628; -122.679523 |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1913 3 |
| Architect | Doyle, Patterson & Beach |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001003 1 |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1996 |
The Morgan Building is an office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.31
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 1915.45 The building was purchased for $27.5 million in 2008, and then next sold in 2025 for $6 million.6
Hunan Restaurant, Nodoguro, Roe, and Tercet have operated in the building.
References
References
- "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
- Tess, John M. (November 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morgan Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- Painter, George. "The Louvre Restaurant". glapn.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Anderson, Heather Arndt (January 10, 2018). "A City Scandalized". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- Edwards, Sara (December 16, 2025). "Historic downtown Portland building sells for $6M". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
External links
External links
- Media related to Morgan Building (Portland, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons