La Posada Historic District

The La Posada Historic District is a historic district in eastern Winslow, Arizona, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1]

La Posada Historic District
Hotel La Posada
Location200 East Second Street
Winslow, Arizona
United States
Coordinates35°1′18″N 110°41′41″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1930
ArchitectColter, Mary E.J.; Harvey, Fred, Co.
Architectural styleMission Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.92000256[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1992

Description

The district is located at 200 East Second Street and dates from 1930. It was listed as an 11-acre (4.5 ha) historic district on the NRHP March 31, 1992.

It includes the Winslow Santa Fe station as well as La Posada Hotel and Gardens, a Fred Harvey Company hotel designed by Mary Jane Colter in 1929 and restored in 1997 by artist Tina Mion and her husband Allan Affeldt.[2] The hotel also includes a museum for Mion's art, opened in 2011.[3]

The buildings in the historic district are of the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture styles, and are listed for architectural criteria. The listing includes three contributing buildings, one contributing site and one other contributing structure.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Dungan, Ron (December 11, 2008), "La Posada Hotel a piece of AZ history", Arizona Republic.
  3. Kor, Linda (April 8, 2011), "Opening Of Mion Museum To Expand Arts In The Area", Arizona Journal.

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