Pilot Butte Inn

Pilot Butte Inn

Pilot Butte Inn with Deschutes River in foreground
Location 1121 Wall Street
Bend, Oregon
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
NRHP Reference # 72001567[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 24, 1972
Removed from NRHP 1973

The Pilot Butte Inn was a hotel building in Bend, Oregon, in the United States. Designed by American architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, the inn was built in 1917 and exhibited American Craftsman style architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, becoming the first site in Deschutes County to be listed, but was demolished in June 1973.

Description and history

The Pilot Butte Inn was built in 1917 on the banks of the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. The hotel building, described as a "rustic sportsman’s lodge", was designed by architect John E. Tourtellotte. It exhibited American Craftsman style architecture and made use of local materials like pine and river rock.[2]

In 1972, the inn became the first site in Deschutes County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However, the building was demolished in June 1973.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Pilot Butte Inn, Bend". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Fiedler, Frank X. (May 23, 2003). "Mixed-use building to rise from 'bunker' in downtown Bend". Bend Bugle. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

Coordinates: 44°03′40″N 121°18′45″W / 44.06099°N 121.31247°W / 44.06099; -121.31247

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