Thompson House Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Thompson House Hotel

Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
Listed
December 22, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001583

About this property

The Thompson House Hotel is a historic hotel building at 200 Ash Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin. John Thompson built the hotel in 1899 to replace an older hotel on the site, which he had owned since the early 1890s. The two-story Italianate building features door and window heads and banding in dark-colored brick as well as a bracketed cornice. The first floor housed a dining room, which was later converted to a saloon, along with the innkeeper's quarters and storage rooms; the second floor had twenty guest rooms. The hotel was part of a group of hotels near the Baraboo railroad station and Ringling Brothers Circus headquarters; these hotels served tourists, circus workers, and traveling salesmen. Thompson sold the hotel before 1915, but it operated as a hotel under several names until the 1960s; it has since been converted to apartments. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1997.

Location

200 Ash St.
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
43.46736, -89.74009

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Nearby Historic Sites

Ringling Brothers Circus Headquarters
Modern
0.2 mi
Ruhland, Charles and Anna
Industrial
0.2 mi
Sauk County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Clark, William, House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Gust Brothers' Store
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Wisconsin Heights (July 1832)
1832Early Republic
12.4 mi

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When was Thompson House Hotel listed on the National Register?

Thompson House Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Thompson House Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Thompson House Hotel?

The period of significance for Thompson House Hotel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1899.

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