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	Alonzo Ward Hotel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Building in 2015
Location	104 South Main Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Coordinates	45°27′50″N 98°29′18″W / 45.4640°N 98.4884°W
Built	1927–1928
Architect	Ellerbe & Co.
Part of	Aberdeen Commercial Historic District (ID88000586)
NRHP reference No.	82003915
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1982
Designated CP	May 23, 1988

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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.

History

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

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]

References

^ Zemlicka 1982, p. 1.
^ ^a ^b Zemlicka 1982, p. 3.
^ ^a ^b Artz 1991, p. 21.
^ Artz 1991, p. 22.
^ Zemlicka 1982, p. 4.
^ Long 1988, pp. 6–7.
^ Long 1988, p. 1.
^ ^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.
^ "Photo Gallery: Damage after Ward Hotel hit by semi-truck". AberdeenNews.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ Varin, Elizabeth (October 5, 2017). "Semi-truck hits Ward Hotel, damages overhang". AberdeenNews.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zemlicka 1982, p. 2.
^ Long 1988, p. 7.

Bibliography

Zemlicka, Mae (June 17, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alonzo Ward Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service.
- "Accompanying 10 photos, from 1981" (PDF). National Park Service.
Long, Barbara Beving (May 23, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aberdeen Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service.
- "Accompanying 12 photos, from 1987" (PDF). National Park Service.
Artz, Don (1991). The Town in the Frog Pond: Stories of Builders, Buildings and Business in Aberdeen's Commercial Historic District (PDF). Memories.

External links

360° video of Alonzo Ward Hotel ballroom in 2017, by Aberdeen American News / AberdeenNews.com

[FOOTNOTEZemlicka19821-1] Zemlicka 1982, p. 1.

[FOOTNOTEZemlicka19823-2] Zemlicka 1982, p. 3.

[FOOTNOTEArtz199121-3] Artz 1991, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEArtz199122-4] Artz 1991, p. 22.

[FOOTNOTEZemlicka19824-5] Zemlicka 1982, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTELong19886–7-6] Long 1988, pp. 6–7.

[FOOTNOTELong19881-7] Long 1988, p. 1.

[apartments-8] "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.

[FOOTNOTEZemlicka19822-11] Zemlicka 1982, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTELong19887-12] Long 1988, p. 7.

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-*[[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==
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+*{{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==
-{{commonscat|Alonzo Ward Hotel}}
+{{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
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Brown County, South Dakota]]
 [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1928]]
 [[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]]