Morgan Building

For the New York City bank known formerly as the Morgan Building, see 23 Wall Street.

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

Morgan Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portland Historic Landmark[1]
Viewed from the northeast in 2018
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Location	720 SW Washington Street Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′14″N 122°40′46″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1913 [2]
Architect	Doyle, Patterson & Beach
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	96001003 [3]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1996

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

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