Vail Hotel Explained

Vail Hotel
Location:	217 S. Grand Ave., Pueblo, Colorado
Coordinates:	38.2664°N -104.6217°W
Built:	1910
Architect:	J.M. Gile, et al.
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
Added:	December 18, 1978
Area:	0.4acres
Refnum:	78000882

Vail Hotel is located in Pueblo, Colorado. Named after Pueblo newspaperman John E Vail, the hotel constructed in 1910 was considered to be the most modern hotel west of Chicago at that time.^[1] It was designed by architect Jacob M. Gile.^[2]

Contemporary use

The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo bought the building in 1979. The agency then extensively refurbished the property, preserving its historic elements. The building's current use is public housing units for the elderly and disabled. Residents first occupied the renovated apartments in 1984.^[3]

See also

• Yule marble

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pueblo County . Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation . 2008-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828132704/http://www.coloradohistory-oahp.org/programareas/register/1503/cty/pe.htm#pueblo . 2008-08-28 . dead .
2. Web site: 2018-07-16 . Hotel Vail . 2023-12-23 . SAH Archipedia . en.
3. Web site: Public housing . . 2020 . The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331152449/https://hapueblo.org/housing-programs/public-housing/ . March 31, 2023 . December 26, 2023 .