Hotel Bell (Alva, Oklahoma)

The Hotel Bell in Alva, Oklahoma was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Hotel Bell
Hotel Bell (Alva, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Hotel Bell (Alva, Oklahoma)
Location505 Barnes, Alva, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°48′13″N 98°39′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.13000395[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 2013

It is a six-story three-part vertical building with frame of reinforced concrete and with floors and walls of hollow clay tiles and brick. It is a late 19th century Classical Revival. It has been the tallest building in northwestern Oklahoma.[2][3] The hotel shut down in the early 1960s.[4]

John and Amy Ryerson of Starr Lumber bought the building from Charles Ramy and Leland Steffen in 2002. An extensive renovation was completed in 2017 and it was reopened, after being closed for four decades.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Dianna Everett (April 1, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hotel Bell" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2018. With six pictures from 2012.
  3. "Oklahoma National Register". nr2_shpo.okstate.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. Ryan Miller (September 27, 2017). "Refurbishments complete for Alva's Hotel Bell". Enid News & Eagle.


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