Kennedy School

For the Kennedy School at Harvard University, see John F. Kennedy School of Government. For the school in Hong Kong, see List of English Schools Foundation schools.

The Kennedy School, originally the John D. Kennedy Elementary School, is a former elementary school that has been converted to a hotel, movie theater and dining establishment in northeast Portland, Oregon.^[3][4] The facility is operated by the McMenamins chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant.

John D. Kennedy Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
The main entry of Kennedy School in 2008.
Location in Portland.
Location	5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°33′52″N 122°37′49″W
Area	4.22 acres (1.71 ha)
Built	1915
Architect	Floyd Naramore[2]
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	88003472
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1995

History

The school was built in 1915. The land for the school was sold by John Daniel Kennedy to the Portland School District in 1913.^[5]

Currently

By the 1990s, the school had been abandoned. McMenamins, the Portland-based hotel and pub group, bought the old building and funded a full renovation.^[6] Today, the Kennedy School functions as an event space with 57 classroom-turned-guestrooms with original chalkboards included. The old cafeteria has been converted into a courtyard restaurant, and the common areas now include a bar, gift shop, movie theater, brewery, and soaking tub.^[7]

Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of Willamette Week's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".^[8]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Portland, Oregon