Southern Hotel (Dolores, Colorado)

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Southern Hotel
The 1893 Rio Grande Southern Hotel, a true "railroad hotel" and the first and finest hostelry in Dolores, an old railroad town served by the Rio Grande Southern line in Montezuma County in far LCCN2015632625.tif
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Location101 S. Fifth St., Dolores, Colorado
Coordinates 37°28′35″N108°30′09″W / 37.47639°N 108.50250°W / 37.47639; -108.50250 (Southern Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
Built byE. J. Wilbur
ArchitectE. J. Wilbur
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 89000018 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1989

The Southern Hotel, at 101 South Fifth Street in Dolores, Colorado, was built in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It has also been known as Benny's Hogan and as the Rio Grande Southern Hotel. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Beverly Jean Clark (October 27, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Southern Hotel / Benny's Hogan; Rio Grande Southern Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved January 15, 2019. With accompanying six photos, three from 1988 and three historic