Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Roosevelt Hotel
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2021
1. Roosevelt Hotel Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1927
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 41° 58.746′ N, 91° 40.113′ W. Marker is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in Linn County. Marker is on 1st Avenue Northeast (Business U.S. 151) just east of 2nd Street Northeast, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the south entrance on 1st Avenue Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 1st Avenue Northeast, Cedar Rapids IA 52401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Greene (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Iowa Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Washington High School (approx. ¼ mile away); Virgil Powell / King Building Police Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); George B. Douglas House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ausadie Apartment Building (approx. half a mile away); Coe College (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedar Rapids.
Regarding Roosevelt Hotel.
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From the National Register nomination:
The 1927 Hotel Roosevelt is a twelve-story building of modified Georgian Revival style architecture in multi-colored brick with stone and terra cotta trim. The 300-room Roosevelt Hotel was constructed of reinforced concrete and steel with concrete floors. The basement, first, and second floors occupy the full rectangular parcel measuring about 140 by 140 feet. The upper stories (3 through 12) have an L-shaped plan following the southwest and southeast to a depth of about 48 feet. The main entry is deeply recessed with two-light double doors set in a simple architrave. Large elaborate terra cotta panels with urns, pedestals, fruit, and foliage line the tops and sides of the recess with granite baseboards below.
Also see . . . Hotel Roosevelt.
The architectural firm of Krenn & Dato designed the building, which opened in 1927. It was known as Cedar Rapids' premiere hotel at the time. The exterior of the structure is clad in brick and features Regency-styled ornamentation that includes medallions, garlanded panels, and a row of finials along the parapet. The lobby and many of the public(Submitted on February 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)interior spaces were decorated in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The hotel was affected along with the rest of downtown Cedar Rapids by the Cedar River flood in the summer of 2008. A total of $14.4 million was then spent on the building to create 96 apartment units, which opened in 2010.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 20212. Roosevelt Hotel (main/south entrance)(marker is on right side of main entrance)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2021
3. Roosevelt Hotel (southwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
