NRHP: Hotel Yancey, North Platte

Hotel Yancey (Hotel Pawnee)

Hotel Yancey (Hotel Pawnee)

NRHP Reference #: 85000956

NRHP Listing Date: 19850509

Location

221 E 5th, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska

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Summary

The hotel is named for William L. Yancey, who became its proprietor after signing a lease with Keith Neville and Alex Beck in 1928. Construction began in March 1929, and the North Platte hotel opened in October. Yancey, who had been engaged in the hotel business since he was a teenager, also had interests in Grand Island's Yancey Hotel (see separate summary). The six-story steel and brick building, later known as the Hotel Pawnee, was designed in the Georgian Revival style. The interior is remarkably intact and features a lobby and mezzanine of eclectic design.

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