The Pilot Butte Inn was a hotel building in Bend, Oregon, in the United States. Designed by American architect John E. Tourtellotte, the inn was built in 1917 and exhibited American Craftsman style architecture.
Pilot Butte Inn | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
.jpg) The Pilot Bette Inn (taken circa 1928) | |
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| Location | 1121 Wall Street Bend, Oregon |
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| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | John E. Tourtellotte |
| Demolished | 1973 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001567[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1972 |
| Removed from NRHP | 1973 |
Description
editThe 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]
History
editThe Pilot Butte Inn was built in 1917 on the banks of the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Pilot Butte Inn, Bend". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ Fiedler, Frank X. (May 23, 2003). "Mixed-use building to rise from 'bunker' in downtown Bend". Bend Bugle. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
