The Empress Apartments Hotel in Portland Oregon, AKA the Marquette Manor

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Photo taken Feb. 2018. This is the South side of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Glaze Coseup from the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Close up of Detail of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Closeup of Glaze of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018 of the north end of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Twisted column at the NW corner of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

The Marquette Manor, NW 16th Avenue and Burnisde (from Couch Street), 1947. AKA the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co.

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Base of twisted Column detail at the NW corner of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Twisted column detail at the NW corner of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Closeup of glazeed sill on the west side of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Window sill on the west side of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. Sill Glaze Closeup on the west side of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. South end of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. South end of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. South end upper detail cartouche. The Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. South West view or the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

View from the SW of the EMPRESS APARTMENT HOTEL, 28 16TH N., NEARING COMPLETION. BUILT 1926. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W. Burnside. Photo used by permission from The Oregon Historical Society. In L. A. Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. this is listed as "Hotel Bldg. , Portland oregon 16rh and Washington 1926, order #165, Glaze# 222M.

Photo taken Feb. 2018. West side view of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. West view upper detail of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"

Photo taken Feb. 2018. West side above the main entrance of the Empress Apartments Hotel. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor". Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The terra cotta trim around the entrance that is more of a yellowish color appears to be painted.

Photo taken Feb. 2018. The Empress Apartments Hotel. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor". Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The yelloish terra cotta and the tile work appear to be painted and I suspect added after the 1950's.

Photo taken Feb. 2018. View of the upper three floors at the south side of the west end of the Empress Apartments Hotel. Built in 1926 at 16th and Washington. Current Address in 2017 is 1539-1541 W Burnside. Order #165 Glaze #22M in Leonard Martins order book for Columbia Terra Cotta Co. The name of the hotel was for a period of time "Marquette Manor"