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The '''Alonzo Ward Hotel''' is a historic hotel in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]. It is individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and is a contributing property to the [[Aberdeen Commercial Historic District]].
The '''Alonzo Ward Hotel''' is a historic hotel in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]]. It is individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and is a contributing property to the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District.


==History==
==History==
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Businessman Alonzo Ward first built a hotel on the site in 1894.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=3}}{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=21}} In November 1926, this first structure was destroyed in a fire. Work began on a replacement building in 1927 with the new hotel opening in May 1928.{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=21}}
Businessman Alonzo Ward first built a hotel on the site in 1894.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=3}}{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=21}} In November 1926, this first structure was destroyed in a fire. Work began on a replacement building in 1927 with the new hotel opening in May 1928.{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=21}}


The first radio station in Abredeen, [[KABR (defunct)|KABR]], began operations on the sixth floor in 1935.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=3}}{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=22}}
The first radio station in Aberdeen, [[KABR (defunct)|KABR]], began operations on the sixth floor in 1935.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=3}}{{sfn|Artz|1991|p=22}}


The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=4}} The building is also listed on the National Register as a key [[contributing property]] of the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District;{{sfn|Long|1988|pp=6–7}} the district was listed on May 23, 1988.{{sfn|Long|1988|p=1}}
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=4}} The building is also listed on the National Register as a key [[contributing property]] of the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District;{{sfn|Long|1988|pp=6–7}} the district was listed on May 23, 1988.{{sfn|Long|1988|p=1}}


From 2002 through 2004, 90 of the original hotel rooms on floors 3–6 were converted into 15 condominiums and the second-floor ballroom was restored.<ref name=apartments/> In mid-2017, however, plans were made to convert the ballroom into apartments because it was used too infrequently to be economically viable.<ref name=apartments>{{cite new |title=Ward Hotel ballroom to be converted into apartments |url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/business/ward-hotel-ballroom-to-be-converted-into-apartments/article_3df23f14-bc56-52ae-8228-686ceb8928e8.html |accessdate=March 30, 2018 |work=AberdeenNews.com |date=July 28, 2017 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6yMapt0JW |archivedate=April 1, 2018 |deadurl=no}}</ref> In October 2017, a semi-truck struck an overhang on the hotel's north side, cracking one corner of it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Photo Gallery: Damage after Ward Hotel hit by semi-truck|url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/photo-gallery-damage-after-ward-hotel-hit-by-semi-truck/collection_72faa290-a9ea-11e7-aa09-839dde63dc5e.html#1|accessdate=March 30, 2018|work=AberdeenNews.com|date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Varin|first1=Elizabeth|title=Semi-truck hits Ward Hotel, damages overhang|url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/semi-truck-hits-ward-hotel-damages-overhang/article_902706fb-7ad6-51c5-9382-eadf2a758c59.html|accessdate=March 30, 2018|work=AberdeenNews.com|date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
From 2002 through 2004, 90 of the original hotel rooms on floors 3–6 were converted into 15 condominiums and the second-floor ballroom was restored.<ref name=apartments/> In mid-2017, however, plans were made to convert the ballroom into apartments because it was used too infrequently to be economically viable.<ref name=apartments>{{cite news |title=Ward Hotel ballroom to be converted into apartments |url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/business/ward-hotel-ballroom-to-be-converted-into-apartments/article_3df23f14-bc56-52ae-8228-686ceb8928e8.html |access-date=March 30, 2018 |work=AberdeenNews.com |date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728171920/http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/business/ward-hotel-ballroom-to-be-converted-into-apartments/article_3df23f14-bc56-52ae-8228-686ceb8928e8.html |archive-date=2017-07-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2017, a semi-truck struck an overhang on the hotel's north side, cracking one corner of it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Photo Gallery: Damage after Ward Hotel hit by semi-truck|url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/photo-gallery-damage-after-ward-hotel-hit-by-semi-truck/collection_72faa290-a9ea-11e7-aa09-839dde63dc5e.html#1|access-date=March 30, 2018|work=AberdeenNews.com|date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Varin|first1=Elizabeth|title=Semi-truck hits Ward Hotel, damages overhang|url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/semi-truck-hits-ward-hotel-damages-overhang/article_902706fb-7ad6-51c5-9382-eadf2a758c59.html|access-date=March 30, 2018|work=AberdeenNews.com|date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
The hotel is a six-story building made of [[steel-reinforced concrete]] with a brick facade.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}} It was designed by architecture firm [[Ellerbe & Co.]]{{sfn|Long|1988|p=7}} The building features a mix of architectural styles, including English vernacular revival and [[art deco]].{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}}
The hotel is a six-story building made of [[steel-reinforced concrete]] with a brick facade.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}} It was designed by architecture firm [[Ellerbe & Co.]]{{sfn|Long|1988|p=7}} The building features a mix of architectural styles, including English vernacular revival and [[Art Deco]].{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}}


The facade is visually composed of three layers. The first and second floors form the base, divided from the upper floors by a [[belt course]] of vertically laid bricks. Floors 3–6 form the middle layer. At the top is a [[cornice]] of brick laid diagonally in an [[art deco]] zig-zag pattern.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}}
The facade is visually composed of three layers. The first and second floors form the base, divided from the upper floors by a [[belt course]] of vertically laid bricks. Floors 3–6 form the middle layer. At the top is a [[cornice]] of brick laid diagonally in an Art Deco zig-zag pattern.{{sfn|Zemlicka|1982|p=2}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, South Dakota]]
* [[Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota)]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Brown County, South Dakota]]


==References==
==References==
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
*{{cite document |ref=harv |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/82003915.pdf |format=pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alonzo Ward Hotel |last=Zemlicka |first=Mae |date=June 17, 1982 |publisher=National Park Service}} {{cite document |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/82003915.pdf |format=pdf |title=Accompanying 10 photos, from 1981. |work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory}}
*{{cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/82003915.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alonzo Ward Hotel |last=Zemlicka |first=Mae |date=June 17, 1982 |website=National Park Service}}
**{{cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/82003915.pdf |title=Accompanying 10 photos, from 1981 |website=National Park Service}}
*{{cite document |ref=harv |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88000586.pdf |format=pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aberdeen Commercial Historic District |last=Long |first=Barbara Beving |date=May 23, 1988 |publisher=National Park Service}} {{cite document |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/88000586.pdf |format=pdf |title=Accompanying 12 photos, from 1987. |work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory}}
*{{cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88000586.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aberdeen Commercial Historic District |last=Long |first=Barbara Beving |date=May 23, 1988 |website=National Park Service}}
**{{cite web |url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/88000586.pdf |title=Accompanying 12 photos, from 1987 |website=National Park Service}}
*{{cite book |ref=harv |last1=Artz |first1=Don |title=The Town in the Frog Pond: Stories of Builders, Buildings and Business in Aberdeen's Commercial Historic District |date=1991 |publisher=Memories, Inc. |url=https://doarchaberdeen2014.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/aberdeen_the-town-in-the-frog-pond-our-site-pg-20.pdf}}
*{{cite book |last1=Artz |first1=Don |title=The Town in the Frog Pond: Stories of Builders, Buildings and Business in Aberdeen's Commercial Historic District |date=1991 |publisher=Memories |url=https://doarchaberdeen2014.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/aberdeen_the-town-in-the-frog-pond-our-site-pg-20.pdf}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Alonzo Ward Hotel}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPX9eYIaeA 360° video of Alonzo Ward Hotel ballroom in 2017], by Aberdeen American News / AberdeenNews.com
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPX9eYIaeA 360° video of Alonzo Ward Hotel ballroom in 2017], by Aberdeen American News / AberdeenNews.com


[[Category:Buildings and structures in Brown County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1928]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Aberdeen, South Dakota]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Art Deco architecture in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Vernacular architecture in South Dakota]]

Latest revision as of 02:14, 20 June 2024

Alonzo Ward Hotel
Building in 2015
Alonzo Ward Hotel is located in South Dakota
Alonzo Ward Hotel
Alonzo Ward Hotel is located in the United States
Alonzo Ward Hotel
Location104 South Main Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota[1]
Coordinates45°27′50″N 98°29′18″W / 45.4640°N 98.4884°W / 45.4640; -98.4884
Built1927–1928
ArchitectEllerbe & Co.
Part ofAberdeen Commercial Historic District (ID88000586)
NRHP reference No.82003915
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1982
Designated CPMay 23, 1988

The Alonzo Ward Hotel is a historic hotel in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property to the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District.

History

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Detail of entrance in 2007

Businessman Alonzo Ward first built a hotel on the site in 1894.[2][3] In November 1926, this first structure was destroyed in a fire. Work began on a replacement building in 1927 with the new hotel opening in May 1928.[3]

The first radio station in Aberdeen, KABR, began operations on the sixth floor in 1935.[2][4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.[5] The building is also listed on the National Register as a key contributing property of the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District;[6] the district was listed on May 23, 1988.[7]

From 2002 through 2004, 90 of the original hotel rooms on floors 3–6 were converted into 15 condominiums and the second-floor ballroom was restored.[8] In mid-2017, however, plans were made to convert the ballroom into apartments because it was used too infrequently to be economically viable.[8] In October 2017, a semi-truck struck an overhang on the hotel's north side, cracking one corner of it.[9][10]

Architecture

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The hotel is a six-story building made of steel-reinforced concrete with a brick facade.[11] It was designed by architecture firm Ellerbe & Co.[12] The building features a mix of architectural styles, including English vernacular revival and Art Deco.[11]

The facade is visually composed of three layers. The first and second floors form the base, divided from the upper floors by a belt course of vertically laid bricks. Floors 3–6 form the middle layer. At the top is a cornice of brick laid diagonally in an Art Deco zig-zag pattern.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zemlicka 1982, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Zemlicka 1982, p. 3.
  3. ^ a b Artz 1991, p. 21.
  4. ^ Artz 1991, p. 22.
  5. ^ Zemlicka 1982, p. 4.
  6. ^ Long 1988, pp. 6–7.
  7. ^ Long 1988, p. 1.
  8. ^ a b "Ward Hotel ballroom to be converted into apartments". AberdeenNews.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "Photo Gallery: Damage after Ward Hotel hit by semi-truck". AberdeenNews.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  10. ^ Varin, Elizabeth (October 5, 2017). "Semi-truck hits Ward Hotel, damages overhang". AberdeenNews.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Zemlicka 1982, p. 2.
  12. ^ Long 1988, p. 7.

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