West Winds Motel

The West Winds Motel is a historic motel located on old U.S. Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma. The motel opened in the mid-1940s to serve travelers on Route 66; at the time, tourism drove Erick's economy, and the motel was one of several in the city. The motel had a typical motor court layout with two lodging buildings and an office forming a "U" shape around a central courtyard. The lodging buildings have a Mission Revival design with stucco walls and red metal roofs designed to resemble tile. The motel units have individual garage spaces in front of their entrances, a style which was common in the 1930s and 1940s but fell out of favor in later years.[2][3]

West Winds Motel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	623 Roger Miller Blvd., Erick, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°12′55″N 99°52′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1948 (1948)
Architectural style	Mission Revival
MPS	Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000520[1]
Added to NRHP	May 27, 2004

The motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2004.[1]

See also

• List of motels

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Cassity, Michael (December 10, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Winds Motel". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
3. "West Winds Motel". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66. National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014.