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1 Historic Name Identification The Beverly / Reiter Hotel Apartments SHPO Inventory Number Review and Compliance Number Current Name Rochester Travelers Hotel Field # 569 Address ST SW City/Twp Rochester County Olmsted Legal Desc. Twp 106 Range 014 Sec 02 QQ USGS Quad Rochester, MN 1993 UTM Zone 15N Datum NAD83 Easting Northing Property ID (PIN) Form (New or Updated) Updated Linear Feature? No HPC Status: Unknown Resource Type Building Architect/Engineer Unknown Style Other Construction Date 1931 Original Use Commerce Current Use Commerce Description Description This hotel is comprised of two separate buildings that are connected by a two-story hyphen. The westernmost building is the historic "Beverly" building. The building is three-stories, has a partially raised brick basement level with corbelled water table line, is clad in running bond brick, and has flat roof with parapet wall and metal coping. An interior brick chimney is visible on the roof. The windows are surrounded with rowlock bricks. The three-bay façade features an flat roof metal awning over the centrally located entrance. There is a two-story addition on the rear (south) elevation that is clad in brick. Fenestration includes three-over-one, double-hung, wood windows with metal storms, single-leaf, divided light, replacement metal doors with sidelights, single-leaf glass door with metal frame and sidelights, and vinyl French-doors. The hyphen is two-stories, clad in brick, and has a flat roof with front-gabled parapet wall and wood cornice. The first story of the hyphen is projecting with a flat roof and balustrade. Fenestration includes metal awning windows. The easternmost building is the historic "Reiter Hotel" building. The structure is three-stories tall with an exposed basement level, has brick foundation, is clad in common bond brick, and has hipped roof with brackets under the eaves. The façade has a projecting, open porch on the first story that is supported by brick columns. A vinyl awning is located on the west-end of the porch. Fenestration includes six-over-one, wood windows with metal storms, single-leaf glass doors with metal frames and sidelights. EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS Historical Context Born in a Storm: The Mayo Clinic and Hospitality in Rochester, 1889 Present Historical Narrative According to Olmsted County assessor records, these buildings were constructed in The easternmost building was the "Beverly Hotel" and the westernmost building was the "Reiter Hotel." The Reiter Hotel has also been known as the Colonial Motor Hotel. Both were early hotels in Rochester that served guests of the Mayo Clinic; neither building was associated with the dominant Kahler Hotel Corporation but were instead operated by other hoteliers. Significance

2 These two properties were early hotels that were built to serve guests of the Mayo Clinic. and may have significance for their associated with the early hotel industry in Rochester, and with important early hoteliers. Integrity - Fair These building have fair integrity of materials due to modern replacement windows and doors. The buildings retain fair integrity of design, workmanship, association and feeling, due to the modern hyphen that connects the two structures. The buildings retain good integrity of location and setting. Overall these buildings have fair integrity. Recommendation This property is recommended as potentially eligible for listing as a historic structure under Rochester Ordinance 19B.04, Subdivision 1, under Criterion A, for potential association with Rochester's early hotel industry and with important hoteliers that were not associated with the Kahler Corporation. Sources Olmsted County Assessor's Office 2014 Property Information. Electronic document, National Register Status Not Previously Evaluated Consultant's Recommendation of Eligibility Potentially eligible Prepared By Kelli Andre Kellerhals The 106 Group Ltd. Date Surveyed 6/4/2014

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