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Summary
Woodland Hotel
207 North Central Avenue, Owen, Clark County
Date of Construction: 1906
Architects: Claude & Starck
The Woodland Hotel, built in 1906, is located in Owen, a small community with an illustrious logging heritage. The hotel exhibits characteristics reflective of the Classical Revival style of architecture having a prominent front porch and side portico with Tuscan columns give the building a sense of dignity. When completed, local residents referred to the hotel as a showcase and was considered a hotel which was far above what one would expect to find in a small logging town. The Woodland Hotel provided a place to conduct business and was a building of substance which anchored all businesses within Owen's commercial district.
The hotel offered amenities including a restaurant, large lobby, and a ladies parlor, and the lower level had a barber shop, public bath, and a salesman sample room. The upper floors contained the sleeping rooms and bathrooms. Conveniences we now take for granted such as running water, electricity, heat and telephone were amenities the Woodland Hotel offered guests. The lumber mill generated the electricity needed for the hotel and the community and John S. Owen, who built the hotel, had sewer lines installed under city streets so that the hotel's kitchen, bathrooms and laundry facilities could be supported. The Woodland Hotel retains its historic features and finishes and continues to reflect the grandeur and history of this hotel in a small logging town.
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