Morgan Building

Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

United States historic place


Morgan Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark^[2]

Viewed from the northeast in 2018
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.^[3]^[1]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b 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.