Hotel Norfolk

The Hotel Norfolk, at 108 N. Fourth St. in Norfolk, Nebraska, was completed in 1926. It includes Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival architecture.[1] It has also been known as Madison Apartments and as the Kensington Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Hotel Norfolk
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View from the southwest
Location	108 N. Fourth St., Norfolk, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°1′59″N 97°24′40″W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1926
Architect	Stevens, H.L., Co.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	88002755[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1988

It is significant as a "good example of the Georgian Revival influence in commercial structures of the early Twentieth Century", and as a "good representative of the small city hotels designed by the H.L. Stevens Company of Chicago which designed many hotels and apartments across the nation." It is also notable for having hosted WJAG, one of the oldest Midwest radio stations, during 1926–1944.[2]^:6

Notable visitors who have stayed in the hotel include Wendell Willkie, Thomas E. Dewey, Duke Ellington, John F. Kennedy, Jack Dempsey, Jascha Heifetz, and Ronald Reagan.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Dana L. Pratt (August 24, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Norfolk / Madison Apartments". National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos from 1988