Hotel Roosevelt

Also known as: Roosevelt Lofts, Roosevelt Hotel, Roosevelt Royale Hotel
200 First Ave., NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

12 story Colonial Revival brick hotel repurposed as low income housing

Photos

Top Floor and Sign

Note the Terra Cotta decor and the finials along the parapet.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2013

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Map

Coordinates:
+41.97876, -91.66862
41°58'44" N, 91°40'07" W

Quadrangle map:
Cedar Rapids South

Street View

Description

A 12 story Colonial Revival brick hotel in downtown Cedar Rapids that opened as an opulent hotel in 1927. The exterior of the structure features brick clading and features Regency-styled Terra Cotta ornamentation with medallions, garland panels and finials along the parapet. The lobby and public spaces was decorated in Renaissance Revival with marble flooring and luxury details.

The property was undergoing a conversion to hotel and apartment space when it was a victim of the Flood of 2008. After a $14 million renovation, the building reopened in 2012 as a 96 unit apartment building for low income persons. There is commercial space on the first floor.

The Roosevelt Lofts, as it is now known, no longer functions as a hotel and the word "Hotel" has been removed from the rooftop neon sign.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1991
Reference number: 91000534
Architectural styles: Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival; Other architectural type; Georgian Revival
Area of significance: Architecture
Level of significance: Local
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic functions: Hotel; Restaurant; Specialty store
Current functions: Hotel; Specialty store; Multiple dwelling; Restaurant
Period of significance: 1925-1949
Significant year: 1927

Update Log

June 9, 2013: New photo from Dave King
April 6, 2013: New Street View added by Holly Hayes
April 6, 2013: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added description and added photograph.
April 6, 2013: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
Holly Hayes
Dave King
National Register database - Reference number 91000534 (Search for documents)