West Winds Motel

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West Winds Motel
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Location623 Roger Miller Blvd., Erick, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°12′55″N99°52′23″W / 35.21528°N 99.87306°W / 35.21528; -99.87306
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1948 (1948)
Architectural styleMission Revival
MPS Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS
NRHP reference No. 04000520 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 2004

The West Winds Motel is a historic motel located on old U.S. Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma. The motel opened in the mid-1940s to serve travelers on Route 66; at the time, tourism drove Erick's economy, and the motel was one of several in the city. The motel had a typical motor court layout with two lodging buildings and an office forming a "U" shape around a central courtyard. The lodging buildings have a Mission Revival design with stucco walls and red metal roofs designed to resemble tile. The motel units have individual garage spaces in front of their entrances, a style which was common in the 1930s and 1940s but fell out of favor in later years. [2] [3]

The motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2004. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Cassity, Michael (December 10, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Winds Motel". National Park Service . Retrieved April 19, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
  3. "West Winds Motel". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.