Bowman Hotel - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bowman Hotel - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bowman Hotel is a historic three story brick hotel building located in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. The hotel was built in 1906 by Purl Bowman (1862–1939), a member a prominent pioneer family in Pendleton. The family lived near lower Birch Creek, Oregon. Bowman was a successful farmer and wool producer. He bought the hotel property in 1900 of a house on the site burned down.Oliver Purl BOWMAN obituary East Oregonian, August 7, 1939 His cousin, Walter S. Bowman, was a prominent professional photographer in Pendleton. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1980. Read more on Wikipedia
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