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Bowman Hotel (Pendleton, Oregon)

Coordinates: 45°40′12″N 118°47′11″W / 45.669936°N 118.786398°W / 45.669936; -118.786398
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Bowman Hotel
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Bowman Hotel
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Location17 SW Frazer Avenue
Pendleton, Oregon
Coordinates45°40′12″N 118°47′11″W / 45.669936°N 118.786398°W / 45.669936; -118.786398
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1906
Architectural styleAmerican Renaissance
Part ofSouth Main Street Commercial Historic District (ID86003260)
NRHP reference No.80003381[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1980

The Bowman Hotel is a historic three story brick hotel building located in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The hotel was built in 1906 by Purl Bowman (1862–1939), a member a prominent pioneer family in Pendleton. The family lived near lower Birch Creek, Oregon. Bowman was a successful farmer and wool producer. He bought the hotel property in 1900 of a house on the site burned down.[2] His cousin, Walter S. Bowman, was a prominent professional photographer in Pendleton. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1980.

History

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When the hotel was built most visitors arrived into town by train.[3] The Bowman Hotel closed in 1980 for renovations, ending its reign as the longest continuously operating hotel in Pendleton.[3] The Bowman is located on the corner of South Main Street and Southwest Frazer Avenue.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Oliver Purl BOWMAN obituary East Oregonian, August 7, 1939
  3. ^ a b c OUT OF THE VAULT: Last Pendleton hotel closes its doors September 28, 2013 East Oregonian

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