Kennedy School
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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.<ref name=Frugal>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The facility is operated by the McMenamins chain. The hotel has 35 guestrooms, a brewery, four bars, and a restaurant.
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.<ref name="KennNom">Template:Citation.</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of Willamette WeekTemplate:'s "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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- 1915 establishments in Oregon
- Cinemas and movie theaters in Oregon
- Education in Portland, Oregon
- Hotels in Portland, Oregon
- McMenamins
- National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Historic Landmarks
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Portland, Oregon
- Restaurants in Concordia, Portland, Oregon
- School buildings completed in 1915
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Theatres in Portland, Oregon