Elks-Rogers Hotel

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Elks-Rogers Hotel
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Location223 Main Ave.
Clear Lake, Iowa
Coordinates 43°8′8″N93°22′54″W / 43.13556°N 93.38167°W / 43.13556; -93.38167 Coordinates: 43°8′8″N93°22′54″W / 43.13556°N 93.38167°W / 43.13556; -93.38167
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 82002611 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1982

The Elks-Rogers Hotel, also known as Park Hotel of Clear Lake, was a resort hotel in Clear Lake, Iowa built in 1901. It was "a classic piece of late Victorian architecture often found in the trans-Mississippi West." It had brick walls (made of soft brick of the area), fan windows, and a large porch with Doric columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] At the time of its nomination to the National Register, it was the last surviving resort hotel of its era in the state, because the others had been demolished. [2]

This structure has been demolished. A neighboring business location reported that it was torn down in about 1997. A modern brick structure replaced it and is the location for the VFW.

It is still listed in the National Register.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Beth Ann Herker Schumacher; Ralph J. Christian (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elks-Rogers Hotel / Park Hotel of Clear Lake". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-06-28. with 12 photos from 1981