Commercial Hotel (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

The Commercial Hotel, also known as the River Front Hotel, is a historic former hotel building at 123 North 1st Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The three story hotel is constructed of wood with a mansard roof, third-floor dormers, and wrought iron cresting, which are all characteristic of the Second Empire style. The hotel was built in 1898–99, when Fort Smith was a frontier town at the edge of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Following Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the hotel declined in significance and eventually closed.[2] The building now hosts "Miss Laura's Social Club", and serves as Fort Smith's visitors center.

Commercial Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	123 N. 1st St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°23′24″N 94°25′44″W
Built	1898
Architectural style	Victorian Baroque
NRHP reference No.	73000391[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1973

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for Commercial Hotel" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-26.