Hotel Turkey
National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Turkey

Turkey, Hall County, Texas
Listed
October 23, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
91001521

About this property

The Hotel Turkey is a historic hotel located in Turkey, Texas, United States that originally opened in 1927. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1991. The two-story reddish-brown brick Prairie School designed structure was built by H. B. Jordan to take advantage of the extension of the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway to the town of Turkey.

Location

Turkey, Hall County, Texas
34.39407, -100.89778

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 91001521. It was listed on October 23, 1991.

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

Quitaque Railway Tunnel
Industrial
16.5 mi
Hall County Courthouse
Industrial
30.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Mackenzie's North Fork Red River Pursuit
1874Indian Wars
5.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Hotel Turkey listed on the National Register?

Hotel Turkey was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Hotel Turkey?

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

What is the period of significance for Hotel Turkey?

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

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