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National Register of Historic Places

Soo Hotel

Also known as Dakotan Hotel

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Bismarck
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Soo Hotel

Soo Hotel, at 112-114 5th St., N., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983. It was among the first 12 of Bismarck’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Bismarck, 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 · 33 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

112-114 5th St., N., Bismarck · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Soo HotelStart here
  2. 2Patterson HotelBuilt 1910 · 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 miDDowntown Bismarck Historic DistrictVernacular0.2 miBBurleigh County CourthouseArt Deco0.2 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 Soo Hotel

Is Soo Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 9, 1983 (Register number 83001927).

Is Soo 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 Soo 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 Soo Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 75326375 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.