Daniel Boone Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Daniel Boone Hotel

Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Listed
August 20, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003602

About this property

Daniel Boone Hotel is a historic hotel located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is a Classical Revival Style ten story structure with blond brick exterior and tan, modular, stone-looking terra cotta. The building was originally constructed in 1927–1929, expanded in 1936 and again in 1949 to provide a total of 465 rooms, a large ballroom and 3 parlor meeting rooms.

Location

405 Capitol St.
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
38.35161, -81.63215

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 84003602. It was listed on August 20, 1984.

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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

Downtown Charleston Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Industrial
0.1 mi
Garnet High School
Industrial
0.1 mi
Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Charleston (November 1864)
1864Civil War
0.1 mi
First Capture of Charleston
1861Civil War
0.1 mi
Charleston West Virginia Operations
1861Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Kanawha Valley Recapture
1862Civil War
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Daniel Boone Hotel listed on the National Register?

Daniel Boone Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Daniel Boone Hotel?

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

What is the period of significance for Daniel Boone Hotel?

The period of significance for Daniel Boone Hotel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1927.

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