Morgan Building

The Morgan Building is an office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

For the New York City bank known formerly as the Morgan Building, see 23 Wall Street.

Morgan Building
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Viewed from the northeast in 2018
Location720 SW Washington Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°31′14″N 122°40′46″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1913 [2]
ArchitectDoyle, Patterson & Beach
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.96001003 [3]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1996

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

References
  1. Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. Tess, John M. (November 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morgan Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 25, 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  4. George Painter. "The Louvre Restaurant". glapn.org. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. Heather Arndt Anderson (January 10, 2018). "A City Scandalized". Portland Mercury. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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