NRHP: Lincoln Hotel, Scottsbluff

Lincoln Hotel

Lincoln Hotel

NRHP Reference #: 98000187

NRHP Listing Date: 19980305

Location

1421 Broadway, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

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Summary

Built in 1917-18, the Lincoln Hotel in Scottsbluff is a locally prominent landmark. The historical importance of the building lies in its association with the hotel industry and, more specifically, with the Nebraska Hotel Company. Relatively modern hotels were just beginning to enter into the secondary markets of Nebraska's small towns during the 1910s. As a source of civic pride and an emblem of material and cultural accomplishment, these hotels were pursued and often subsidized by towns eager for their construction. Scottsbluff was no different than many other Nebraska towns when approached with the opportunity for a "first-class hotel": The townspeople courted, and even donated money to, entrepreneurs to entice the building's construction.

About the National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.