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.
Pilot Butte Inn | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Pilot Butte Inn with Deschutes River in foreground | |
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| Location | 1121 Wall Street Bend, Oregon |
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| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Hummel |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001567[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 24, 1972 |
| Removed from NRHP | 1973 |
Description and history
editThe 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
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.
