Shawnee Hotel

Shawnee Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Western side in June 2010
Location	Main and Limestone Sts., Springfield, Ohio
Coordinates	39°55′29″N 83°48′29.8″W / 39.92472°N 83.808278°WCoordinates: 39°55′29″N 83°48′29.8″W / 39.92472°N 83.808278°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Built by	Caldwell-Marshall Co.
Architect	H. Ziegler Dietz
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	85003044[1]
Added to NRHP	December 5, 1985

The Shawnee Hotel, now called Shawnee Place, is a historic building in Springfield, Ohio. It is located on Main and Limestone Streets and at eight stories was the tallest building in Springfield when it was built in 1916-1917. It included such innovations as in-room plumbing, meeting rooms, and banquet facilities.^[2]

The hotel was in operation through the 1960s when converted to a residential hotel. It later was vacant until 1985, when it was converted to senior housing.^[3] The building was renovated again in 2009, and in 2012 became senior living apartments managed by Episcopal Retirement Homes.^[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 5, 1985.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 134.
3. "Awards - Shawnee Place" (PDF). Ohio Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
4. Fahey, Mark (October 31, 2012). "New management takes over historic building". Springfield News Sun. Cox Media Group. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2015.