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. 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. 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. 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. Kennedy School won in the "Best Date Bar" category of Willamette Week "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Portland, Oregon References External links Kennedy School at McMenamins.com 1915 establishments in Oregon Cinemas and movie theaters in Oregon Concordia, Portland, 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 Oregon Restaurants in Portland, Oregon School buildings completed in 1915 School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Theatres in Portland, Oregon