Leland Hotel (Richmond, Indiana)

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Leland Hotel
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Location900 S. A St., Richmond, Indiana
Coordinates 39°49′38″N84°53′24″W / 39.82722°N 84.89000°W / 39.82722; -84.89000
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectNichols, Charles Wheeler
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 85000362 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1985

Leland Hotel, also known as the Leland Motor Inn, is a historic hotel building located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and is a seven-story, U-shaped, Mission Revival style reinforced concrete building sheathed in light brown brick dwelling. The building was modernized in the mid-1960s and removed or covered many of the original details. It is the tallest building in Richmond. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes John Michael Smith and Mark Miles (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Leland Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs