Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains one original piece of stationery and envelope from The Ward Hotel, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Ward Hotel in Fort Smith, Arkansas, opened on December 14, 1929, at 6th Street and Garrison Avenue. The building was designed by Marcel Boulicault of St. Louis, Missouri, and Haralson and Nelson of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Ward Hotel cost $600,000 to build and furnish. The hotel was originally built with 165 rooms, a coffee shop, barber shop, and a ballroom. Later, the hotel expanded to include 200 rooms containing connecting baths. The Ward Hotel is listed with the United States National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building to the West Garrison Avenue Historic District in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Fort Smith, Sebastian County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0174.0022
Resource Type
Text
Collection
The Ward Hotel stationery, SMC.0174.0022
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
The Ward Hotel stationery, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
