The Westside Service Station and Riverside Motel, at 325 W. River St. in Eureka, Kansas, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
Westside Service Station and Riverside Motel | |
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| Location | 325 W. River St., Eureka, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′02″N 96°17′54″W / 37.81722°N 96.29833°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built by | Lloyd Ryther & Glen Handley (motel buildings) |
| Architectural style | Ozark Giraffe |
| MPS | Roadside Kansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000248[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 2012 |
The complex includes:
- an office and café building built in 1939, which has a steeply pitched roof as in Tudor Revival-style buildings.
- one-story Ranch-style motel building (c.1950-55)
- three woodframe sleeping cabins with attached carports, faced with limestone "reflecting a common regional architectural style known as Ozark Giraffe".[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westside Service Station and Riverside Motel / Westside Motel & Cafe; 073-388; 073-389; 073-393" (PDF). Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2018. With accompanying pictures
External links edit
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