Neah-Kah-Nie Tavern RPPC Postcard Manzanita Oregon c. 1932 for Sale

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Neah-Kah-Nie Tavern RPPC Postcard Manzanita Oregon c. 1932 For Sale

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Neah-Kah-Nie Tavern RPPC Postcard Manzanita Oregon c. 1932:
$40.00

Corner wear, edge wear. Debris all over back of card. Small crease in lower left corner.

History of the Neah-Kah-Nie Tavern:

In 1912, Samuel Reed named his new property developmentNeahkahnie. Reed commissioned Portland architect Ellis Lawrence to design ahotel.

The building, called the Neahkahnie Travern, was erected atthe western end of Nehalem Road close to the beach with views of the mountain.

In all, there were three floors with a restaurant, eightbaths and 19 guest rooms. The family had its own quarters above the kitchen.

The Neahkahnie Tavern flourished during the 1920’s,languished during the Great Depression of the 1930’s, and was commandeered bythe Coast Guard in the early 1940’s.

After Samuel Reed died, his widow sold it. The buildingpassed through several owners until it burned under somewhat questionablecircumstances in 1956.

“There was an attempt to restore it and there were economicdifficulties,” Mock said. “When it burned, there was every reason to believe itwas intentional”

He adds that had the building not burned, it would perhapsremain as one of the most desired destinations on the west coast.

Now, all that remains – buried between overgrowth and dunes– is a glimpse of the foundation and chimney.