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Tower Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Tower Hotel

Also known as Tower Building

On the National Register since 199729 years
Modern MovementListed 1997Anderson
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Tower Hotel

Tower Hotel, at 1109 Jackson St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 10, 1997. It was among the first 7 of Anderson’s 10 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Modern Movement, as it does for 16 other Indiana listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isApartment building, on the US Register of Historic Places. 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 · 65 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1930 to today

  1. 1930Built
  2. 1997Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 29 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1109 Jackson St., Anderson · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Tower HotelStart here
  2. 2Anderson Downtown Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Paramount Theater BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Anderson Bank BuildingArt Deco · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Carnegie Public LibraryBeaux Arts · next door
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BAnderson High School WigwamBuilt 19610.3 miBGruenewald HouseHigh Victorian Italianate0.3 miDWest Eighth Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miDWest Central Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.8 miBCentral Avenue SchoolRomanesque2 mi

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Questions about Tower Hotel

Is Tower Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 10, 1997 (Register number 97001180).

Is Tower Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Tower Hotel?

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 Tower Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 65 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 132003748 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.