MADRAS, Ore. — A century-old abandoned hotel burned in Madras last week, and investigators are struggling to figure out why.
The Bulletin of Bend reported the Madras Hotel and Motel was quite possibly the oldest still-standing commercial building in Madras.
When built, it had a stair-stepping roofline that dropped down toward the rear of the building, and a Moroccan-style stucco facade embedded with abalone shell.
Jarold Ramsey, president of the Jefferson County Historical Society, says the hotel is just the latest in a long line of historic Madras buildings destroyed by fire over the decades.
An initial investigation did not yield a primary cause of the fire.
It is now being investigated by the Madras Police, Oregon State Police, and the Oregon State Fire Marshal.
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