Vail Hotel

United States historic place


Vail Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


38°15′59″N 104°37′18″W / 38.26639°N 104.62167°W / 38.26639; -104.62167
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1910
Architect	J.M. Gile, et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	78000882 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1978

Vail Hotel is located in Pueblo, Colorado. Named after Pueblo newspaperman John E Vail, the hotel constructed in 1910 was considered to be the most modern hotel west of Chicago at that time.^[2] It was designed by architect Jacob M. Gile.^[3]

Contemporary use

The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo bought the building in 1979. The agency then extensively refurbished the property, preserving its historic elements. The building's current use is public housing units for the elderly and disabled. Residents first occupied the renovated apartments in 1984.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Pueblo County". Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
^ "Hotel Vail". SAH Archipedia. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ "Public housing". The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo. 2020. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.