For the New York City bank known formerly as the Morgan Building, see 23 Wall Street.
Morgan Building
Designated other1 namePortland Historic Landmark[1]
Designated other1 colorlightgreen
Location720 SW Washington Street
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45.520628°N 122.679523°W
LocmapinUSA Portland downtown#Oregon#USA
Built1913 [2]
ArchitectDoyle, Patterson & Beach
ArchitectureBeaux Arts
AddedSeptember 12, 1996
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Refnum96001003 [3]

The Morgan Building is an office building located in downtown Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

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] The building was purchased for $27.5 million in 2008, and then next sold in 2025 for $6 million.[6]

Hunan Restaurant, Nodoguro, Roe, and Tercet have operated in the building.

See also

References

  1. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), "Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon" (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Tess, John M. (November 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morgan Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived September 2, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 37. Archived June 9, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  4. ^ Painter, George. "The Louvre Restaurant". glapn.org. Archived April 29, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Anderson, Heather Arndt (January 10, 2018). "A City Scandalized". Portland Mercury. Archived August 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Edwards, Sara (16 December 2025). "Historic downtown Portland building sells for $6M". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 17 December 2025.