Hotel Elmore

Built in 1912


STEWARDs of yesterday

Hotel Elmore

Jake J. and Anna ("Mother Krebs") Krebs took over management of the hotel after Lindsay gave up the agency. Anna was known for her proper cooking and poker skills. The large dining room could serve up to 300 people.

After Anna's husband Craig passed away, she married Charlie Kunze. After investing more time in the town, their relationship came to an end. Charlie left town, and Anna still hung around the Elmore, challenging salesmen to poker games (and winning).

  • Lifted one story building sitting on log stilts laid parallel to the ground. Located near tracks and a few trees.

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  • Vintage photo of the Hotel, a large building with a covered porch and unique angled windows on a sandy hillside.

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  • Hotel Elmore, two-story wooden building with porch and balcony; guests relax outside; forest background.

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  • Two-story building with covered porch, storefront on the first floor, and a smaller building to the left.

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  • Black and white photo of the Hotel, a large two-story building with a porch and signage, in a rural setting.

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Eventually, their daughter Louise and her husband Jim Craig took over management after the Krebs' built their home.

The Elmore name was once prominent in this area of Oregon. The Elmore family was not only integral in homesteading Rockaway Beach, but also owned the large cannery in Astoria and a steamboat built for service on the coast of Oregon and southwest Washington named the "Sue H. Elmore."

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