Elks-Rogers Hotel

The Elks-Rogers Hotel, also known as Park Hotel of Clear Lake, was a resort hotel in Clear Lake, Iowa built in 1901. It was "a classic piece of late Victorian architecture often found in the trans-Mississippi West." It had brick walls (made of soft brick of the area), fan windows, and a large porch with Doric columns.[2]

Elks-Rogers Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	223 Main Ave. Clear Lake, Iowa
Coordinates	43°8′8″N 93°22′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	82002611[1]
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] At the time of its nomination to the National Register, it was the last surviving resort hotel of its era in the state, because the others had been demolished.[2]

This structure has been demolished. A neighboring business location reported that it was torn down in about 1997. A modern brick structure replaced it and is the location for the VFW.

It is still listed in the National Register.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Beth Ann Herker Schumacher; Ralph J. Christian (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elks-Rogers Hotel / Park Hotel of Clear Lake". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-28. with 12 photos from 1981