Est. 1928 · Central Oregon Heritage · National Register of Historic Places · Redmond Commercial History · Deschutes County History
William and Fanny Wilson established the original Redmond Hotel in 1906, serving the growing agricultural and trade community of Deschutes County in central Oregon. Fanny Wilson in particular became a celebrated figure in Redmond's commercial history — her entrepreneurial and civic involvement shaped the hotel's early decades.
The original wood-frame structure burned to the ground in June 1927. Rather than retreating, the Wilsons initiated new construction immediately, beginning the New Redmond Hotel on June 17, 1927. The building opened July 27, 1928, with Georgian Revival architecture that was distinctive in central Oregon's utilitarian commercial landscape. Its design was notable enough to earn the building a listing on the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1980.
The hotel operated as a working hotel for several decades before closing in 2004. The building sat vacant for thirteen years. In 2017, new owners acquired it with restoration intent, undertaking a $7 million, two-year renovation that preserved the original structure while updating systems and interiors with sustainable materials. SCP Hotel Redmond — SCP standing for 'soul, community, and planet' — opened in December 2019 with 48 rooms.
The renovation returned the building to the downtown Redmond hotel landscape for the first time in 15 years. The rooftop bar and restaurant added a new dimension to the property's public programming.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Redmond_Hotel
- https://www.centraloregondaily.com/little-did-i-know/redmond-hotel-legacy/article_e483471b-2dc2-44a5-8971-f4e156ec10a7.html
- https://scphotel.com/redmond/
ApparitionsPhantom footstepsOrbs
The paranormal accounts at the New Redmond Hotel center on three categories of phenomena that are consistent across multiple independent reports: a female apparition, footsteps in the corridors, and orbs in photographs taken in the lobby and hallway areas.
The woman's apparition is the most visually specific element. She has been seen in several locations within the hotel. No historical identification has been attached to her — no tragic housekeeper, no guest who checked in but never out. The accounts are notable for their absence of dramatic backstory; they simply describe the figure without an explanatory narrative.
The footsteps are auditory and described as back-and-forth movement in the hallways, heard by guests in rooms when the corridor should be empty. The orbs in photographs became a documented pattern cited in regional paranormal coverage before the 2019 renovation.
Significantly, the renovation did not end the accounts. Reports of the same phenomena — footsteps, the woman's figure, and unusual presences in rooms — continued after the December 2019 reopening. This persistence through a complete overhaul of the interior is one of the more interesting structural details in the hotel's paranormal history.
