West Point Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

West Point Hotel

West Point, Hardin County, Kentucky
Listed
October 4, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
88001790

About this property

The Thayer Hotel is a 151-room "Historic Hotel of America" property located 50 miles north of New York City on the banks of the Hudson River at 674 Thayer Road in West Point, New York on the campus of the United States Military Academy. It is named after Sylvanus Thayer, West Point class of 1808, the "father of the Military Academy." It replaced the West Point Hotel in 1926. The Thayer Hotel has three main markets: tourists visiting West Point, weddings, and corporate conferences.

Location

401 South St.
West Point, Hardin County, Kentucky
37.99752, -85.94625

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 88001790. It was listed on October 4, 1988.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

West Point Historic District
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Applegate-Fisher House
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Ditto-Prewitt House
Early Republic
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Destruction of Muldraugh's Hill Trestles (Morgan)
1862Civil War
6.9 mi
Morgan's Raid — Lovett's Ford Crossing
1863Civil War
9.3 mi
Morgan's Great Raid – Brandenburg, Kentucky Crossing
1863Civil War
11.8 mi
Brandenburg Kentucky Crossing
1863Civil War
12.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was West Point Hotel listed on the National Register?

West Point Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1988.

What type of historic resource is West Point Hotel?

West Point Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West Point Hotel?

The period of significance for West Point Hotel is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1808.

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