Franklin Hotel (Strawberry Point, Iowa)

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Franklin Hotel
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Location102 Elkader St.
Strawberry Point, Iowa
Coordinates 42°41′01″N91°32′02″W / 42.68361°N 91.53389°W / 42.68361; -91.53389
Built1903
Built byE.M. Loop
ArchitectNetcott and Donnan
Architectural style Classical Revival
Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 99000740 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1999

The Franklin Hotel is a historic building located in Strawberry Point, Iowa, United States. The Franklin Hotel and Land Company was established in 1902 for the purpose of building a modern hotel to serve the community. [2] They hired the Independence, Iowa architectural firm of Netcott and Donnan to design the building, which was constructed by E. M. Loop of Hopkinton, Iowa. The hotel opened on February 12, 1903, and the building has served that purpose ever since. The two-story brick building combines the Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival styles. It sits on the northeast corner of an intersection and its rounded corner follows the curve of the intersection. The commercial space adjacent to the north is also a part of this building with hotel rooms on the second floor. Railroad tracks at one time were located just north of the hotel, which served the passengers from the railroad and later travelers from the highways that run past the hotel. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Susan L. Weig; Douglas R. Schmidt. "Franklin Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-09-22. with photos