The Ashland Springs Hotel is a historic hotel in Ashland, Oregon, United States. Built in 1925, it was formerly known as the Mark Antony Motor Hotel or the Lithia Springs Hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as "Lithia Springs Hotel".[1] It was listed again on the National Register in 2000 as a contributing building in Ashland Downtown Historic District. In 2022 the hotel is also a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]
Lithia Springs Hotel | |
 The Lithia Springs Hotel (renamed as Ashland Springs Hotel) in 2016 | |
| Location | 212 E. Main Street Ashland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 42°11′45″N 122°42′46″W / 42.195809°N 122.712725°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Hummel |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Ashland Downtown Historic District (ID00000446) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002289[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1978 |
| Designated CP | May 5, 2000 |
The Ashland Springs Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3] The hotel was built before the Great Depression, originally as the Litha Springs Hotel.[4] It was built as a first-class hotel to draw visitors to the area, designed by the architectural firm Tourtellotte & Hummel with reinforced concrete with architectural elements that reflected a Romanesque, Gothic, and Neo-Classical Revival style.[4] It was planned to be the tallest building between Portland and San Francisco. The design of the hotel was similar to that of the Boise Hotel and the Baker Hotel, featuring a nine-story central tower with two short wings.[4]
In 1961, the hotel was renamed to the Mark Antony Motor Hotel. Due to economic issues, the owner undertook an extensive restoration of the hotel under the National Park Service's Certified Rehabilitation program for which the owners received a preservation tax credit.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Ashland Springs Hotel: History". Historic Hotels of America. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Ashland Springs Hotel". Historic Hotels of America. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mark Antony Motor Hotel (Ashland Springs Hotel)". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Ashland Springs Hotel at Wikimedia Commons- Ashland Springs Hotel website
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