Balch Hotel — Dufur, OR
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N 45° 27.026 W 121° 07.887
10T E 646111 N 5034688
Opened on January 17, 1908 the Balch Hotel has been in use a hotel, an apartment and rooming house, and a private residence. Today it is fully restored and back in operation as a hotel.
Waymark Code: WMDJ8Z
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2012
Views: 4
When the Balch Hotel opened in 1908 it featured room rates from $0.50 to $1.25, touting “hot and cold water in every room, electric lights and steam heat.” 18-inch-thick brick walls keep the building cool during the hot Dufur summers.
Through its history it served as an apartment and rooming house, and a private residence. Since 1988 it was slowly restored back to being a hotel and today it is in its full glory serving the traveling public.
Name of the Hotel: Balch Hotel
Address:
40 S. Heimrich Street
Dufur, Oregon 97021
Number of Rooms: 18
Height in floors: 3
Hotel since: 01/17/1908
Date Building was built: 01/01/1907
First use of building:
Hotel
Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes
Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes
Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no
Hotel website (if available): [Web Link]
Hotel Rating: Not listed
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