San Carlos Hotel (Yuma, Arizona)

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San Carlos Hotel
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The San Carlos Hotel in 2014
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Location106 1st Street, Yuma, Arizona
Coordinates 32°43′33″N114°37′19″W / 32.72583°N 114.62194°W / 32.72583; -114.62194 (San Carlos Hotel) Coordinates: 32°43′33″N114°37′19″W / 32.72583°N 114.62194°W / 32.72583; -114.62194 (San Carlos Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectDorr & Gibbs
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPS Yuma MRA
NRHP reference # 84000754 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1984

The San Carlos Hotel is a historic hotel in Yuma, Arizona. Its construction cost $300,000, [2] and it was completed in 1930. [3] It was five stories high, with 107 bedrooms. [2] It was remodelled into 59 residential apartments in the 1980s. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ground To Be Broken Soon For New 107-room San Carlos Hotel At Yuma. Investment of $300,000 Involved" . The Arizona Republic. February 16, 1930. p. 45. Retrieved January 24, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Arizona State Historic Property Inventory: San Carlos Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved January 24, 2019. With accompanying pictures