Rolla in Phelps County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Hotel Edwin Long
Rolla
"Beyond the woman entering the National Bank is the southeastern corner of Eighth and Pine streets and the Central Drug Store, circa 1885. The Hotel Edwin Long replaced the drug store in 1931. Contractor M.E. Gillioz rushed the Hotel Edwin Long to completion in March 1931 so that it could serve as the headquarters for the Route 66 celebration. The hotel featured 65 guest rooms and the offices of the National Bank of Rolla. With its electrically-lighted sign on the roof, the building was a Pine Street landmark. It remains so today as the home of Phelps County Bank."
John F. Bradbury, Jr., Rolla The Old Town (St. Louis: C. Bradley Publishing, Inc., 2002), pp. 19, 50.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1931.
Location. 37° 56.994′ N, 91° 46.3′ W. Marker is in Rolla, Missouri, in Phelps County. Marker is at the intersection of North Pine Street and West 8th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 723 North Pine Street, Rolla MO 65401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019
4. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building
Hotel Edwin Long
Phelps County Bank
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1931
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