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Manhattan Hotel (Salida, Colorado)

Coordinates: 38°31′54″N 105°59′10″W / 38.53167°N 105.98611°W / 38.53167; -105.98611
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Manhattan Hotel
Building in 2012
Manhattan Hotel (Salida, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Manhattan Hotel (Salida, Colorado)
Location225 F St., Salida, Colorado
Coordinates38°31′54″N 105°59′10″W / 38.53167°N 105.98611°W / 38.53167; -105.98611
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1901
NRHP reference No.83001302[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1983

The Manhattan Hotel in Salida, Colorado, at 225 F St., was built in 1901. It served as a hotel until the 1930s, and went vacant after the railroad closed, then was opened intermittently.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It has also been known as the Fib-Ark Building, as it was willed to the Federation of International Boaters of the Arkansas (Fib-Ark) in 1976 to use in their annual kayak races, perhaps Salida's most important summer event. It was subsequently purchased, by 1982, by an owner pledging to restore the building.[2]

It was deemed significant as "an outstanding example in Salida of turn-of-the-century commercial architecture, displaying sensative articulation in detailing uncommon in the community's remaining historic buildings. It is an unusual example of contrasting asymetrical massing, history-revealing layered signage, masonically symbolic capital elements, graceful arched windows, and interesting masonry textures."[2]

It was in fact renovated and opened as Manhattan VRBO, a VRBO self-service type hotel, in 2019, and also hosts the Boathouse Cantina restaurant on its first floor. It has a spa deck and hot tub, but those were closed permanently in 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Gregory B. Cole (January 14, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Manhattan Hotel / Fib-Ark Building / 5CF400". National Park Service. Retrieved April 5, 2021. With accompanying five photos from 1982
  3. ^ "Manhattan Hotel".
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