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New Cliff House
Photograph of the New Cliff House, with three green-painted stories and a peaked roof visible above a grassy bank
The New Cliff House in 2008
New Cliff House is located in Oregon
New Cliff House
Location in Oregon
New Cliff House is located in the United States
New Cliff House
Location in the United States
Location 267 NW Cliff Street
Newport, Oregon
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1913
Architectural style Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 86002962
Added to NRHP November 6, 1986

New Cliff House, also formerly known as the Hotel Gilmore and now known as the Sylvia Beach Hotel, is a historic hotel building in Newport, Oregon.

History

The hotel was built in 1913 for W. D. Wheeler and was promoted by the Southern Pacific Railroad in its literature advertising the connection of Yaquina Bay to the mail rail line at Corvallis. The New Cliff House replaced an earlier boarding house (the "Cliff House") at the same location. The popularity of the new resort at Newport was enhanced by the availability of alcohol, something unusual in the mostly "dry" area. The hotel overlooks Nye Beach, and is the only remnant of the tourist accommodations of that era in the Nye Beach section of Newport.

Description

As built, the New Cliff House had its kitchen and service areas in the basement, with a dining room at the end of that level overlooking the ocean. The lobby is on the main level, with some sleeping rooms. Parlor rooms and sleeping rooms occupied the second and third floors.

The building is L-shaped with a gabled roof, measuring about 80 feet (24 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m), with a 10-foot (3.0 m) by 27-foot (8.2 m) extension. It is built in wood frame and covered in wood shingles, set on a concrete and stone foundation. The elevations feature simple double-hung sash windows, regularly spaced.

The hotel is relatively unaltered, with most changes on the lower level. Individual room arrangements have been changed to provide private toilets for the rooms. A moderate proportion of the original trim remains.

Present

New Cliff House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986. It is operated as the Sylvia Beach Hotel, named for Sylvia Beach.

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