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Palace Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Palace Hotel

Also known as Hotel Gross

On the National Register since 197749 years
ItalianateListed 1977Eugene
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel, at 488 Willamette St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 23, 1977. It was among the first 4 of Eugene’s 64 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, transportation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 106 other Oregon listings. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFormer hotel in Eugene, Oregon, USA. 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 · 32 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

488 Willamette St., Eugene · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Palace HotelStart here
  2. 2Southern Pacific Passenger DepotRomanesque · Built 1908 · next door
  3. 3Oregon Electric Railway Passenger StationGeorgian Colonial · Built 1977 · next door
  4. 4US Post OfficeArt Deco · next door
  5. 5Lane County Farmers' Union Cooperative Wholesalers' Association BuildingAgricultural Industrial · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPacific Cooperative Poultry Producers Egg-Taking StationIndustrial0.1 miBMcMorran and Washburne Department Store BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBSmeede HotelItalianate0.2 miDEast Skinner Butte Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBShelton-McMurphey House and GroundsQueen Anne0.2 miOThe Big 'O'Object0.2 miBWoodmen of the World HallModernistic · Built 19320.3 miBWorking, James W., FlatsBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBMcCracken Brothers Motor Freight BuildingIndustrial0.3 miBMcDonald Theater BuildingBuilt 19250.4 miBSchaefers BuildingInternational · Built 19290.4 miBQuackenbush Hardware StoreBuilt 19020.4 miBAx Billy Department StoreCommercial Style · Built 19100.4 miBEugene HotelCalifornia Mission0.4 miBAlpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (Old)Craftsman · Built 19100.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Smeede Hotel0.2 mi away
East Skinner Butte Historic District0.2 mi away
Christian-Patterson Rental Property0.9 mi away
Deady HallBuilt 1876 · 1 mi away

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Questions about Palace Hotel

Is Palace Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 23, 1977 (Register number 77001105).

Is Palace Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Deady Hall, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Palace 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 Palace Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 77849807 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.