The Pilot Butte Inn was a hotel building in
Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River.
The site became known by pioneers as a ford (cros ...
, in the United States. Designed by American architect
John E. Tourtellotte, the inn was built in 1917 and exhibited
American Craftsman
American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. ...
style architecture.
Description
The hotel building, described as a "rustic sportsman’s lodge", was designed by architect
John E. Tourtellotte. It exhibited
American Craftsman
American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. ...
style architecture and made use of local materials like pine and river rock.
History
The Pilot Butte Inn was built in 1917 on the banks of the
Deschutes River
The Deschutes River ( ) in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The river provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, gathering many of the tributaries that descend from the drier, easte ...
in Bend, Oregon. In 1972, the inn became the first site in
Deschutes County
Deschutes County ( ) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschu ...
to be listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
. However, the building was demolished in June 1973.
See also
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References
External links
National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form UO Libraries
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1917 establishments in Oregon
1973 disestablishments in Oregon
American Craftsman architecture in Oregon
Tourtellotte & Hummel buildings
Buildings and structures demolished in 1973
Demolished buildings and structures in Oregon
Demolished hotels in the United States
Former National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Hotel buildings completed in 1917
Hotels in Bend, Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Bend, Oregon