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native who settled in the Cherokee area in 1872. He had a background in carpentry, but he established a nursery in Cherokee. After moving into town he started planning for his hotel around 1897. He served as the contractor for its construction, and it was completed two years later. The hotel remained
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style. Lewis built the hotel on an irregular, trapezoidal-shaped parcel. The odd shape of the parcelled to an irregular building layout, with a series of bays jutting out on the Fourth Street side - for this reason, the building's south (back) end is quite a bit wider than its north (front) end. The
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tracks were on the opposite of the street and the rail station was a block away, making this an ideal site for a hotel. A state hospital for the mentally ill was built in Cherokee in 1902, which also provided a source of hotel guests. The former hotel building was individually listed on the
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In 2021, Zachary Z. Zoul, Owner and Managing Member, announced that Zoul Properties LLC had acquired the Historic Lewis Hotel. Plans include restoring its historic exterior elevation and interior configuration, specifically with the grand lobby and foyer.
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on the Fourth Street side of the buildings in stepped back. The
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Lewis Hotel is located in Iowa
Lewis Hotel is located in the United States
Cherokee, Iowa
42°44′58″N 95°33′10″W / 42.74944°N 95.55278°W / 42.74944; -95.55278
Josselyn & Taylor
Historiclewishotel.com
Cherokee Commercial Historic District
ID05000903
97000963
Cherokee, Iowa
New York City
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Josselyn & Taylor
Second Renaissance Revival
limestone
trapezoid
facade
Illinois Central Railroad
National Register of Historic Places
contributing property
Cherokee Commercial Historic District
Exterior
Interior
Ballroom
Typical room

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