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Hotel Charitone
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Charitone

On the National Register since 200620 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 2006Chariton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hotel Charitone

Hotel Charitone, at 831 Braden Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 6, 2006. It was among the first 11 of Chariton’s 14 listings, with four others the same day. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 17 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of Architectural Career of William L. Perkins in Iowa:1917-1957 MPS. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Iowa, United States of America. 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 · 53 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

831 Braden Ave., Chariton · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hotel CharitoneStart here
  2. 2Chariton Herald-Patriot BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Chariton Free Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 1879 · next door
  4. 4First United Methodist ChurchLate Gothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Chariton City Hall and Fire StationClassical Revival · next door
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLucas County CourthouseRomanesque0.1 miBChariton Masonic TempleArt Deco0.2 miBCaviness, Carl L., Post 102, American LegionLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDLucas County Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBChicago, Burlington, and Quincy Freight House-CharitonBuilding0.2 mi

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Questions about Hotel Charitone

Is Hotel Charitone on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 6, 2006 (Register number 06000774).

Is Hotel Charitone a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Hotel Charitone?

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 Charitone?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 53 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 75336955 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.