Brooklyn Hotel (Brooklyn, Iowa)

Brooklyn Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	154 Front St. Brooklyn, Iowa
Coordinates	41°43′42″N92°26′51″W / 41.72833°N 92.44750°W / 41.72833; -92.44750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1875
Built by	John Byers
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	79000933 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1979

The Brooklyn Hotel is a historic building located in Brooklyn, Iowa, United States. John Byers, who operated a grocery store and billiard hall, built the structure as a house in 1875. Subsequent owners operated a hotel here. It was known as the Brooklyn Hotel as early as 1894. ^[2] Dr. Charles Busby was the exception. He operated a small hospital here in the early in the 20th century. The 2½-story building features a three-story entrance tower, bracketed eaves, window sills of limestone quarried nearby, and an irregular plan. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. M.H. Bowers. "Brooklyn Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved April 12, 2016.