Manhattan Hotel (Salida, Colorado)
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.
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."
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.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Manhattan Hotel".
External links
- Media related to Manhattan Hotel (Salida, Colorado) at Wikimedia Commons