Rudolf Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Rudolf Hotel

Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
Listed
February 10, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001926

About this property

The Rudolf Hotel in Valley City, North Dakota is a three-story hotel building that was built in 1907. It was designed by John W. Ross in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Its significance recognized in the listing was for its association with Rudolph Giselius (1872-1944), for its example of work by North Dakota architect John W. Ross (1848–1914), for it being the oldest hotel in Valley City, and for its role in the local business and social community through the years. At the listing date in 1983, it had been vacant since 1977. Its basement was site of Kiwanis Club meetings, and the first meeting of the North Dakota Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association (in 1942). It has since been converted to senior-living apartments, named Rudolf Square.

Location

Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
46.92251, -98.00297

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Nearby Historic Sites

Valley City Municipal Auditorium
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0.1 mi
US Post Office-Valley City
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0.2 mi
State Normal School at Valley City Historic District
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0.3 mi
Valley City Carnegie Library
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0.3 mi
West Park Bridge
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When was Rudolf Hotel listed on the National Register?

Rudolf Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Rudolf Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Rudolf Hotel?

The period of significance for Rudolf Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era.

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