Ridgeway Hotel Historic District

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Ridgeway Hotel Historic District
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Location200-206 East Gaines St., Monticello, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°37′50″N91°47′23″W / 33.63056°N 91.78972°W / 33.63056; -91.78972 Coordinates: 33°37′50″N91°47′23″W / 33.63056°N 91.78972°W / 33.63056; -91.78972
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Mission/spanish Revival, Italianate
Part of Monticello Commercial Historic District (ID11000688)
NRHP reference No. 08000952 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009
Designated CPSeptember 23, 2011

The Ridgeway Hotel Historic District encompasses three buildings located just east of the town square of Monticello, Arkansas. The centerpiece of the district is the Ridgeway Hotel, a five-story brick building built in 1930; it is the tallest, and one of the most elaborately decorated buildings in Monticello's central business district. The district also includes 202 East Gaines Street (a similar-period brick building) and the H.M. Wilson Building. [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009; [1] in 2011 the three buildings were converted into a combined senior center and housing complex. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ridgeway Hotel Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  3. "Ridgeway's Renovation Gives Monticello Seniors Place To Check In (Winner: Quality of Life, Between 5,000-20,000)". Arkansas Business. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-01-31.