John D. Kennedy Elementary School | |
Portland Historic Landmark[1] | |
 The main entry of Kennedy School in 2008. | |
  Location in Portland. | |
| Location | 5736 NE 33rd Avenue Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°33′52″N122°37′49″W / 45.5645°N 122.6302°W /45.5645; -122.6302 |
| 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 |
TheKennedy School, originally theJohn D. Kennedy Elementary School, is a formerelementary school that has been converted to a hotel, movie theater and dining establishment in northeastPortland, Oregon.[3][4] The facility is operated by theMcMenamins chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant.
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]
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 ofWillamette Week's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".[8]
