West Winds Motel
West Winds Motel | |
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| Location | 623 Roger Miller Blvd., Erick, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°12′55″N 99°52′23″W / 35.21528°N 99.87306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1948 |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival |
| MPS | Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000520[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 2004 |
The West Winds Motel is a historic motel located on old U.S. Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma. The motel opened in the mid-1940s to serve travelers on Route 66; at the time, tourism drove Erick's economy, and the motel was one of several in the city. The motel had a typical motor court layout with two lodging buildings and an office forming a "U" shape around a central courtyard. The lodging buildings have a Mission Revival design with stucco walls and red metal roofs designed to resemble tile. The motel units have individual garage spaces in front of their entrances, a style which was common in the 1930s and 1940s but fell out of favor in later years.[2][3]
The motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2004.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cassity, Michael (December 10, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Winds Motel". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
- ^ "West Winds Motel". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66. National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
