Washington Hotel (Greenfield, Missouri)

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Washington Hotel
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Location2 S. Main St., Greenfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°24′56″N93°50′24″W / 37.41556°N 93.84000°W / 37.41556; -93.84000 Coordinates: 37°24′56″N93°50′24″W / 37.41556°N 93.84000°W / 37.41556; -93.84000
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882), 1900-1910
Built byLong, Arch M.
Architectural styleItalianate, Commercial block
NRHP reference # 02001178 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

Washington Hotel, also known as Washington House, is a historic hotel building located at Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri. It was built in 1882 and expanded between 1900 and 1910, and is a 2 1/2-story, painted brick building with modest Italianate style detailing. It consists of a central block with flanking wings. It sits on a raised basement and has a low-pitched hipped roof with dormers. The hotel closed in the late-1960s. It was later destroyed. [2] [3] :5, 9

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. https://greenfieldmo.org/history.php?Greenfield-History-1
  3. Dolores Dodson, Diane Hurd, and Roger Maserang (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington Hotel" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)] (includes 12 photos from 2001)