Severs Hotel (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
Severs Hotel | |
 Severs Hotel September 19, 2015. Courtesy Valis55 | |
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| Location | 200 N. State St., Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′54.66″N 95°22′12.67″W / 35.7485167°N 95.3701861°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Mariner & LaBeaume |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003691[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1982 |
The Severs Hotel in
- Baltimore Hotel,
- Manhattan Building,
- Railroad Exchange Building, and
- Surety Building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History
Frederick B. Severs (1835–1912) built the 10-story hotel in downtown Muskogee early in the 20th Century. He was a wealthy Muskogean whose house had previously occupied the land where the hotel that was named for him was built. Construction actually began in 1911.
Design and construction
This building was designed and constructed by Mariner & La Beaume, an architectural firm of St. Louis. The architectural style is
After it opened, the Severs Hotel was considered the finest hotel in the Southwestern United States. It had 216 rooms, 146 of which had private bathrooms, rather uncommon at that time. Among its amenities was a chilled water plant that circulated ice water to all of the rooms. The kitchen had an electric refrigeration system, also considered unique at that time and place.[3]
Notes
- ^ Athletic Park is now the site of the Muskogee Civic Center.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Claudia Craig (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ ISBN 978-1-4671-1268-0. Available on Google Books. Accessed February 9, 2017.
- ^ Mullins, Jonita, "Severs Hotel figured in much of city’s history." Muskogee Phoenix. January 25, 2015. Accessed September 4, 2015.
- ^ "National Register Properties in Oklahoma: Severs Hotel." Accessed February 9, 2017.
External links
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