Hamilton Hotel

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Hamilton Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

The Hamilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon, originally the Venable, was designed by Portland architect John V. Bennes's Bennes & Hendricks firm and built in 1913. It was four stories and in the Classic Revival Commercial Style.

History

It was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey carried out by the National Park Service in March 1993. The Survey stated it was "significant as an example of its architectural style and building type associated with low-income urban dwelling, and because of its association with its designer, noted Portland Architect, John V. Bennes. The Hotel represents development in Portland, during an era of rapid urban expansion."

An arson fire at the hotel in 1980 caused the death of 69-year-old Marie Chin, a hotel tenant. It was scheduled to close in May 1993, then demolished by the Federal Government to make way for the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse. It was located at 1024 SW 3rd Avenue.

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Hamilton Hotel (Bermuda)

Hamilton Hotel was the first hotel in Bermuda. Located on Church Street in Hamilton, construction began in 1852 and opened its doors in 1861. The hotel was instrumental in starting tourism in Bermuda. It was destroyed by fire in 1955.

History

Construction was funded by the Corporation of Hamilton. The foundation stone of this building was laid by the Governor of Bermuda, Capt. Charles Elliot, B.N., on August 19, 1852, during the term of Mayor Henry James Tucker. Elliot was assisted in the ceremony by the members of the Masonic lodges, and by the heads of the various Public Departments, Imperial and Colonial. Completed in the following year, it originally had 36 rooms.

On January 27, 1863, a subscription ball was held there, the string band of the Flagship H.M.S. Nile furnishing the music. April 21, 1863 a public dinner was given as a sort of opening of the Hamilton Hotel. D. A. Crowell (died August, 1888, Sohooley's Mountains, New Jersey) conducted the hotel for a short space. The American Civil War exerted a depressing influence on the fortunes of the hotel. When regular steam communication with New York was assured, the late Jeremiah Harnett took a lease from the Corporation and associated with himself the late Mr. Dodge. The lease then entered on formed the groundwork one between Walter Aiken and the Corporation of Hamilton. James Russell Mead assumed control for the season of 1894. The hotel was destroyed by fire December 23, 1955.