Alonzo Ward Hotel

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Alonzo Ward Hotel
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Building in 2015
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Location104 South Main Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota [1]
Coordinates 45°27′50″N98°29′18″W / 45.4640°N 98.4884°W / 45.4640; -98.4884
Built1927–1928
Architect Ellerbe & Co.
Part ofAberdeen Commercial Historic District (ID88000586)
NRHP reference No. 82003915
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982
Designated CPMay 23, 1988

The Alonzo Ward Hotel is a historic hotel in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property to the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District.

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History

Detail of entrance in 2007 Alonzo Ward Hotel.jpg
Detail of entrance in 2007

Businessman Alonzo Ward first built a hotel on the site in 1894. [2] [3] In November 1926, this first structure was destroyed in a fire. Work began on a replacement building in 1927 with the new hotel opening in May 1928. [3]

The first radio station in Aberdeen, KABR, began operations on the sixth floor in 1935. [2] [4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982. [5] The building is also listed on the National Register as a key contributing property of the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District; [6] the district was listed on May 23, 1988. [7]

From 2002 through 2004, 90 of the original hotel rooms on floors 3–6 were converted into 15 condominiums and the second-floor ballroom was restored. [8] In mid-2017, however, plans were made to convert the ballroom into apartments because it was used too infrequently to be economically viable. [8] In October 2017, a semi-truck struck an overhang on the hotel's north side, cracking one corner of it. [9] [10]

Architecture

The hotel is a six-story building made of steel-reinforced concrete with a brick facade. [11] It was designed by architecture firm Ellerbe & Co. [12] The building features a mix of architectural styles, including English vernacular revival and Art Deco. [11]

The facade is visually composed of three layers. The first and second floors form the base, divided from the upper floors by a belt course of vertically laid bricks. Floors 3–6 form the middle layer. At the top is a cornice of brick laid diagonally in an Art Deco zig-zag pattern. [11]

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References

  1. Zemlicka 1982, p. 1.
  2. 1 2 Zemlicka 1982, p. 3.
  3. 1 2 Artz 1991, p. 21.
  4. Artz 1991, p. 22.
  5. Zemlicka 1982, p. 4.
  6. Long 1988, pp. 6–7.
  7. Long 1988, p. 1.
  8. 1 2 "Ward Hotel ballroom to be converted into apartments". AberdeenNews.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. "Photo Gallery: Damage after Ward Hotel hit by semi-truck". AberdeenNews.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  10. Varin, Elizabeth (October 5, 2017). "Semi-truck hits Ward Hotel, damages overhang". AberdeenNews.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 Zemlicka 1982, p. 2.
  12. Long 1988, p. 7.

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