Colonial Hotel (Excelsior Springs, Missouri)

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Colonial Hotel
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Location 328 E Broadway, Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Coordinates 39°20′33″N94°13′13″W / 39.34250°N 94.22028°W / 39.34250; -94.22028 Coordinates: 39°20′33″N94°13′13″W / 39.34250°N 94.22028°W / 39.34250; -94.22028
Area less than one acre
Built 1924 (1924)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference # 10000392 [1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 2010

Colonial Hotel, also known as Colonial Apartments, is a historic hotel located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri. It was built in 1924, and is a three-story, red brick building. It features a three-tiered porch supported by four nearly full-height square brick columns. The Colonial provided residential space for those visiting Excelsior Springs for an extended period of time in order to "take the waters" at the town's multiple mineral springs. [2] :5–7

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Excelsior Springs, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 11,084 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of central Kansas City, Missouri.

Clay County, Missouri County in the United States

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 221,939, making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Rhonda Chalfant (November 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colonial Hotel" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.