citations & references:

• Ad in The City Open Press, Dec 19, 1985-Jan 16, 1986

• First listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1987  with notations (M) (R-restaurant) (Patio)

• Not listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1988 -1989

PER NPS [NATIONAL PARK SERVICE] A wide variety of tenants occupied the Bishops House during the succeeding years, In the 1890s, a Chinese tong used the building for a headquarters. During the prohibition years, the building was used as a speakeasy; the peepholes are evident today. The building had deteriorated and stood half empty in 1965 when William Roberts purchased the building and began restoration of the interior and exterior. Today it houses the Roberts Investment Company and other businesses. 

Per the book Secret Portland – The Unique Guidebook to Portland’s Hidden Sites, Sounds, & Tastes published in 2003 & 2010 by Ann Carroll Burgess and Tom Burgess they state on page 33 under Architecture, “Just wandering the downtown area you’ll come upon some remarkable buildings that have stood the test of time. The Bishop’s House (3rd and Stark Street, Downtown) constructed in 18979, was originally living quarters for Catholic Archbishop Francois Blanchet. Since then, the Bishop’s House has been a speakeasy, the Ramsey Sign Company, and an architectural Firm. Currently, it’s the site of a Lebanese restaurant.

After The Abbey moved out, a Lebanese restaurant called Abu Karim moved in.