Rudolf Hotel

The Rudolf Hotel in Valley City, North Dakota is a three-story hotel building that was built in 1907. It was designed by John W. Ross in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Rudolf Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hotel Rudolf, 2017
Location	Central Ave. and 2nd St., Valley City, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°55′21″N 98°0′9″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Architect	Ross, John W.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	83001926[1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1983

Its significance recognized in the listing was for its association with Rudolph Giselius (1872-1944), for its example of work by North Dakota architect John W. Ross (1848–1914), for it being the oldest hotel in Valley City, and for its role in the local business and social community through the years. At the listing date in 1983, it had been vacant since 1977.[2]

Its basement was site of Kiwanis Club meetings, and the first meeting of the North Dakota Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association (in 1942).[3][4] [5]

It has since been converted to senior-living apartments, named Rudolf Square.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bonnie J. Halda and Norman E. Triebwasser (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rudolf Hotel". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
3. "Valley City museum curator puts old home movies on YouTube". Associated Press / The Bismarck Tribune. February 21, 2010.
4. "North Dakota Angus Association: History". Archived from the original on 2013-06-08.
5. "North Dakota Angus Association". North Dakota Angus Association. Retrieved February 1, 2020.