Jackson Hotel (Paola, Kansas) Explained

Jackson Hotel
Location:139 W. Peoria St., Paola, Kansas
Coordinates:38.5728°N -94.8797°W
Architect:Washburn, George P.
Builder:Freese Construction
Architecture:Commercial
Added:July 9, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:08000646

The Jackson Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 139 W. Peoria St. in Paola, Kansas. The hotel was built in 1921 on a site which had contained a hotel since 1863; the Jackson Hotel was the third hotel built at the site. Architect George P. Washburn designed the hotel in the Commercial style. The hotel features a full-length porch on the ground floor and a front entry with a transom and sidelights, a common element of group residences of the era intended to make the building resemble a home. From 1937 to 1969, Paola business directories listed the Jackson Hotel as one of only two in the city, along with the Commercial Hotel; it became the only hotel in 1969 when the Commercial Hotel was demolished. By 1992, the hotel building had been vacated; it remained empty until a 2006 redevelopment effort.[1]

The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller. J. Bradley. [{{NRHP url|id=08000646}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jackson Hotel]. National Park Service. May 27, 2013. February 24, 2008.