National Register of Historic Places

Gurney, Charles, Hotel

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
Listed
August 2, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79002410

About this property

The Charles Gurney Hotel is a historic three-story building in Yankton, South Dakota. Replacing the original St. Charles Hotel (constructed in 1870 by J.W.C. Morrison of local cottonwood lumber), the present building was built in 1891 with brick and Sioux Falls granite. It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style by architect J.H. Coxhead. It was originally known as the Hotel Pierce, and it was built where the 1870 St. Charles Hotel once stood. It was later renamed the Portland Hotel by its new owner, Alfred Crebbin, presumably in recognition of the importance of the local manufacture of Portland cement (see Western Portland Cement plant). In the 1940s, it was acquired and remodelled by Charles Gurney, and it became known as the Charles Gurney Hotel. It was purchased by Elza Anderson in 1962. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 3, 1979.

Location

3rd and Capital Sts.
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota
42.87000, -97.39095

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When was Gurney, Charles, Hotel listed on the National Register?

Gurney, Charles, Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Gurney, Charles, Hotel?

Gurney, Charles, Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gurney, Charles, Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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