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Hotel Benton : Original Stationery - Hotel Benton, Corvallis, Oregon

Original stationery on beige paper with printed text in black ink. Stationery has a black and white reprinted photograph of Hotel Benton in Corvallis, Oregon. No date, circa 1925-1940s. 6" x 9 1/2." Stationery is very clean and intact overall. Paper has a horizontal fold line at center and minuscule wrinkling. A couple small spots in upper-right corner. Slight browning at the bottom edge. A Near Fine copy. The stationery is blank and unused and features the photograph of the hotel at top and a letterhead that reads, "Hotel Benton; A. N. Pierce, Manager; Corvallis, Oregon." There is an illustrated footer printed in green ink that reads, "Pacific Northwest: The Summer Playground of America." Hotel Benton was commissioned by the town of Corvallis after several of its hotels closed during the early twentieth century. The commission called for a modern hotel. The style of Hotel Benton was chosen to be Italian Renaissance Revival, and it was completed in 1925 by the architectural firm, Houghtaling & Dougan. Hotel Benton became a popular place for social and business events. However, with the decline of passenger rail services to Corvallis and the rise of car-centric motels during the 1940s, Hotel Benton's business prospects began to dwindle. By the 1980s, Hotel Benton was converted into low-income public housing. In 1982, the building became part of the National Register of Historic Places and still stands to this day.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding

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