Aldridge Hotel (McAlester, Oklahoma)

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Aldridge Hotel
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The Aldridge Hotel in McAlester
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Location200 E. Carl Albert Pkwy. (U.S. 270), McAlester, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°55′56.6″N95°46′1″W / 34.932389°N 95.76694°W / 34.932389; -95.76694
Built1929-30
Built byHarmon & Mattison
ArchitectReid, Guy C.
Architectural styleRenaissance, Sullivanesque
NRHP reference No. 95001408 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 1995

The Aldridge Hotel, an 11-story hotel on U.S. 270 in McAlester, Oklahoma completed in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 [1] and is today used as senior citizen housing. [2]

It is an 11-story brick-veneered concrete building built during 1929–30, designed in a "generally Sullivanesque" style by architect Guy C. Reid. According to its NRHP nomination, "It is an excellent example of the large commercial hotel designed to play a prominent role in the economic and social life of southeastern Oklahoma." [2]

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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 Mary Jane Warde (April 7, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Aldridge Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved October 2, 2016. with six photos from 1995