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Patterson Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Patterson Hotel

Also known as McKenzie Hotel

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Bismarck
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Patterson Hotel

Patterson Hotel, at 422 E. Main Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 8, 1976. It was among the first 6 of Bismarck’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, engineering, politics and architecture, at the state level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in North Dakota, 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1910 to today

  1. 1910Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

422 E. Main Ave., Bismarck · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Patterson HotelStart here
  2. 2Soo HotelBuilding · next door
  3. 3E. G. Patterson BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
  4. 4Northern Pacific Railway DepotSpanish Mission · next door
  5. 5Webb Brothers BlockClassical Revival · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BVan Horn HotelBuilding0.1 miBBismarck Civic AuditoriumBuilding0.1 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.1 miBBismarck Tribune BuildingPrairie School0.1 miBBurleigh County CourthouseArt Deco0.1 miDDowntown Bismarck Historic DistrictVernacular0.2 miSCamp Hancock SiteSite0.3 miBSt. George's Episcopal Memorial ChurchBuilding0.3 miBDr. Albert M. and Evelyn M. Brandt HouseTudor Revival0.4 miBPatrick E. Byrne HouseBuilding0.4 miBFormer North Dakota Executive MansionVictorian0.4 miDBismarck Cathedral Area Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miBTowne-Williams HouseVictorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Patterson Hotel

Is Patterson Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 8, 1976 (Register number 76001352).

Is Patterson Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Dakota has 4 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Huff State Historic Site (32MO11), 14.6 miles away.

Can you visit Patterson 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 Patterson Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 75326383 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.