Major Hotel, also known as Colonial Hotel and Franklin House Apartments, is a historic hotel located at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Keene & Simpson and built in 1912. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building with Colonial Revival and Prairie School style design elements. It features a low-pitched, hipped roof with wide, overhanging eaves and shed-roof dormers and one-story/ full-length verandah porch. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1934 and converted to a 21-unit apartment building in 1987.[2]: 5–7
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| Location | 112 E. Franklin St., Liberty, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′50″N 94°25′6″W / 39.24722°N 94.41833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912, 1934, 1987 |
| Built by | Huggins Construction |
| Architect | Keene & Simpson |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Prairie School |
| MPS | Liberty MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001678[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Deon K. Wolfenbarqer (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Major Hotel" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.