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Hotel Roosevelt
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Roosevelt

Also known as Roosevelt Hotel; Roosevelt Royale Hotel

On the National Register since 199135 years
Georgian RevivalListed 1991Cedar Rapids
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hotel Roosevelt

Hotel Roosevelt, at 200 First Ave., NE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian Revival, as it does for 23 other Iowa listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1927 to today

  1. 1927Built
  2. 1991Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 35 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

200 First Ave., NE, Cedar Rapids · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Hotel RooseveltStart here
  2. 2Security BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Cedar Rapids Post Office and Public BuildingRenaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Paramount Theater BuildingDecorated Commercial · 0.1 mi on
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSinclair Building-Smulekoffs Furniture StoreBuilt 19010.2 miOHighwater RockObject0.2 miDMay's Island Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.2 miBCedar Rapids Central Fire StationBuilt 19180.3 miBHamilton Brothers BuildingRomanesque · Built 18990.3 miBSokol GymnasiumBuilt 19080.3 miBLattner Auditorium BuildingClassical0.3 miStFirst Avenue BridgeConcrete Open Spandrel Arch0.3 miBIowa BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 miBFirst Universalist Church of Cedar RapidsVernacular0.3 miBConsistory Building No. 2Classical Revival0.3 miDWest Side Third Avenue SW. Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBPeople's Savings BankBuilding0.4 miBEvans Manufacturing Company BuildingModern Movement0.4 miBHarper and McIntire Company WarehouseBuilt 19220.4 miBGlenn M. and Edith Averill HouseBuilt 19060.4 miBBethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.4 miDCedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi
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BGeorge B. Douglas HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBIowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and WarehouseLate Victorian · Built 19020.5 miBCedar Rapids Milk Condensing CompanyBuilt 18870.5 miBAusadie BuildingColonial Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Georgian Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian Revival.

George B. Douglas House0.4 mi away
Harvat, Emma J., and Mary E. Stach House22.7 mi away

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Questions about Hotel Roosevelt

Is Hotel Roosevelt on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 1, 1991 (Register number 91000534).

Is Hotel Roosevelt a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Amana Villages, 21.3 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Roosevelt?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Roosevelt?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75339372 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.