The Danmoore is a three-story masonry structure built in two phases with 'retail' facades on the ground floor and residential units on the upper floors. The first phase, built in April 1912 as the "Athens" Hotel, occupies the southwest quarter of the block as a U-shape structure surrounding a light court. The southeast quarter was built 13 years later in February1925 as a second hotel with a lobby off of the south facade on SW Morrison Street and mimicking the earlier building in style and material. The Danmoore Hotel architect, Carl Linde, was a significant figure in developing Portland architectural character for multi-story apartment buildings and hotels.

Peter Meijer Architect, LLC was retained to assist First Presbyterian Church in conducting research, compiling historic data and photographs, and consultation with the design team providing locations for information panels on the future site of the removed Danmoore Hotel. In addition, First Presbyterian requested PMA to go beyond the physical structure of the Danmoore and research and document the early site history of First Presbyterian Church and the history of the site prior to the Danmoore Hotel.

• Project size: 40,000 sf
• Space types: Hotel, residential
• Project objective: Recordation and summary of history, historic
• Building features: 1912 and 1925 construction. Masonry exterior with decorative storefronts and cast stone details