View Point Inn

View Point Inn
The inn in 2007, from the lawn facing
the Columbia River Gorge
Location Corbett, Oregon
Coordinates 45°31′59″N 122°14′55″W / 45.532949°N 122.248482°W / 45.532949; -122.248482Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 122°14′55″W / 45.532949°N 122.248482°W / 45.532949; -122.248482
Built 1924
Architect Carl L. Linde
NRHP Reference # 85000367
Added to NRHP February 28, 1985
The view of the Gorge that gives the inn its name.

The View Point Inn, located in Corbett, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

In 2008, the inn was used in filming of prom scenes in the first film of the Twilight Saga film series.[2] The exposure generated by the film was credited with giving the hotel and its restaurant a boost in business.[3] The 2011 fire was first spotted by two Twilight fans.[2]

In July 2011, the building's second floor was gutted by a fire, and its owners faced financial difficulties,[4] as the insurance on the building had lapsed.[5] In October 2013, plans to rebuild and reopen the historic structure were coming together, with work beginning the winter of 2013–2014.[5] Construction began, but soon halted. Shortly after, owner Don Angelo Simione,[6] died from cancer. Simione was the partner of Geoff Thompson. The fate of the inn appears grim. Thompson's brother is as well terminally ill and in hospice care.[7]

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