Americus Hotel | |
 Americus Hotel in Allentown in October 2011 | |
  Location of Americus Hotel in Pennsylvania  Americus Hotel (the United States) | |
| Location | 541 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′11″N 75°28′11″W / 40.60306°N 75.46972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1926–1927 |
| Built by | Roberts & Roller |
| Architect | Ritter & Shay |
| Architectural style | Italo-Iberian |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003454[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984 |
Americus Hotel is an historic hotel, which is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built between 1926 and 1927, it is a 13-story yellow brick building located 541 West Hamilton Street in Center City Allentown.[2]
The hotel has a classic 1920s Jazz Age design and was built by a group of Allentown businessmen who wanted to erect a first-class hotel in Center City Allentown, the city's central business district.[3]
In 1984, in recognition of its historic significance, the hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The hotel also has been named one of the nation's Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-04. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Americus Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Allentown, 1762–1987, a 225 Year history, Volume II, 1921–1987, Lehigh County Historical Society, 1987.
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