Morgan Building

	Morgan Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Portland Historic Landmark
	Viewed from the northeast in 2018
Location	720 SW Washington Street; Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′14″N 122°40′46″W / 45.520628°N 122.679523°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	Doyle, Patterson & Beach
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	96001003
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.

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[OPRD_list-1] "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.

[2] Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.

[nrhp-registration-3] 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.

[glap_TheL-4] Painter, George. "The Louvre Restaurant". glapn.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[foodvice-5] Anderson, Heather Arndt (January 10, 2018). "A City Scandalized". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

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