Randolph Hotel (Des Moines, Iowa) Explained

Hotel Randolph
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:200–204 4th St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates:41.5852°N -93.622°W
Area:<1 acres
Built:1912
Architect:H. L. Stevens Co.
Added:June 11, 2009[1]
Refnum:09000403

The Randolph Hotel or Hotel Randolph is a nine-story hotel located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This hotel was designed and built by the H.L. Stevens & Company in 1911. It rents rooms for a weekly rate. Most guests are considered long term, meaning they stay for more than thirty consecutive days. The Randolph Hotel is located on the corner of Fourth Street and Court Avenue downtown, along the historic Court Avenue strip.

It is an eight-story hotel "constructed in 1912 as the first tall and only 'absolutely fireproof hotel' in the city" of Des Moines, Iowa. Ironically there was a fire on 2-19-2010. It is located at 200-204 4th Street in the downtown commercial district of Des Moines.[2]

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 11, 2009, and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of June 19, 2009.[3]

In 2008, rehabilitation of the building into low- and moderate-income rental housing, to be funded in part by federal and state historic preservation tax credits, was planned.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places . June 5, 2009 . August 7, 2009 . Weekly Listings . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Randolph / Randolph Hotel . . September 20, 2008. William C. Page and Alexa McDowell . . August 8, 2009. (48 pages, with maps, plans, historic images, and five recent exterior and interior photos)
  3. Web site: Weekly List Actions . August 8, 2009 . National Park Service.