Short's Hotel

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Short's Hotel
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Location90 S. Pearl St., North East, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 42°12′20″N79°50′9″W / 42.20556°N 79.83583°W / 42.20556; -79.83583 Coordinates: 42°12′20″N79°50′9″W / 42.20556°N 79.83583°W / 42.20556; -79.83583
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1877
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 83002243 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1983

Short's Hotel, also known as the Palace Hotel, is a historic hotel located at North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a three-story, five bay by nine bay, brick building in the Italianate style. It features double-hung windows with semi-circular or segmental arch heads and a three-part entablature at the top of the building. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes John R. Claridge (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Short's Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.