Oregon Caves Chateau | |
 The Chateau at Oregon Caves | |
| Location | Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°5′54.28″N 123°24′27.26″W / 42.0984111°N 123.4075722°W |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Gust Lium |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001346 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1987[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987[2] |
The Oregon Caves Chateau is a historic American hotel that opened in 1934. It is located in Oregon Caves National Monument in southern Oregon, near Cave Junction. The Chateau was designed and built by Gust Lium, a local contractor. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987, the Chateau building is architecturally significant because of its construction and design.[2][3][4] The Chateau is closed for repairs until further notice.[5]
The Chateau is six stories high and is built across a steep ravine. All floor levels except the top two have ground level entrances because of the steep slope. From the main front entrance the building appears to be only three stories high, but from the creek bed below the hotel, all six floors can be seen. The lowest two floors house storage and building systems. The third floor contains the dining room, coffee shop and kitchen. The fourth floor, at the level of the driveway, houses the lobby and some guest rooms, while the fifth and sixth floors have guest rooms and the manager's quarters.[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Oregon Caves Chateau". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
- ^ Historic American Buildings Survey, Oregon Caves Chateau. HABS No. OR-145, prepared by Stephen R. Mark, Historian, NPS, Aug. 25, 1989.
- ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Oregon Caves Chateau" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 19 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985.
- ^ "Lodging - Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Kaiser, Harvey (1997). "Landmarks in the Landscape", San Francisco: Chronicle Books ISBN 0-8118-1854-3, pp. 86-89