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National Register of Historic Places

Arlington Hotel

Also known as Echo Tavern; Echo Hotel Restaurant and Lounge

On the National Register since 199729 years
VernacularListed 1997Echo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Arlington Hotel

Arlington Hotel, at 131 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 28, 1997. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 119 other Oregon listings. It was listed as part of Echo and The Meadows MPS. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isUnited States historic place. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1881 to today

  1. 1881Built
  2. 1997Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 29 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

131 W. Main St., Echo · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Arlington HotelStart here
  2. 2J.H. Koontz BuildingCommercial · Built 1905 · next door
  3. 3Umatilla Masonic Lodge HallItalianate · next door
  4. 4Echo City HallBeaux Arts Eclecticism · Built 1915 · next door
  5. 5Bank of Echo BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · next door
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJames Edwards BuildingWestern False Front0.1 miBEcho Methodist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18860.1 miBJames H. and Cynthia Koontz HouseItalianate0.1 miBSt. Peter's Roman Catholic ChurchSpanish/Portuguese Colonial Revival0.3 miBJoseph Cunha FarmsteadQueen Anne0.3 mi
More like it

Vernacular style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Vernacular.

Umatilla Masonic Lodge Hall0.1 mi away
Joseph Cunha Farmstead0.3 mi away

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Questions about Arlington Hotel

Is Arlington Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 28, 1997 (Register number 97000897).

Is Arlington Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Arlington Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Arlington Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77848463 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.