The Commercial Hotel, also known as the River Front Hotel, is a historic former hotel building at 123 North 1st Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The three-story hotel is constructed of wood with a mansard roof, third-floor dormers, and wrought iron cresting, which are all characteristic of the Second Empire style. The hotel was built in 1898–99, when Fort Smith was a frontier town at the edge of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Following Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the hotel declined in significance and eventually closed.[2] The building now hosts "Miss Laura's Social Club", and serves as Fort Smith's visitors center.
Commercial Hotel | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 123 N. 1st St., Fort Smith, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°23′24″N 94°25′44″W / 35.39000°N 94.42889°W |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architectural style | Victorian Baroque |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000391[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Commercial Hotel". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
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