Hotel Yancey (Grand Island, Nebraska)
Hotel Yancey (The) | |
Hotel Yancey seen from the southwest | |
| Location | 123 N. Locust St., Grand Island, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°55′28″N 98°20′23″W / 40.92444°N 98.33972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917-23 |
| Architect | Francis W. Fitzpatrick, of Bankers Realty Investment Company |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000504 |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1984 |
The Hotel Yancey in Grand Island, Nebraska, also known as The Yancey Motor Inn, is an 11-story building built during 1917-1923 that remained, in 1982, the tallest building in the city at 201 feet (61 meters). It was named after its investor William Yancey. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
In addition to providing lodging to guests with its 150 rooms, the original first-class hotel featured a billiard room, telegraph office, pharmacy, cigar stand, coffee shop and sample rooms. It also housed KGEO, which was Grand Island's first radio station and in 1976 it housed the Piccadilly Dinner Theatre.