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| Title | Patterson Hotel, Bismarck, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1935 and 1950 |
| Description | The Patterson Hotel and Patterson Annex stand at the corner of Main Avenue and 4th Street in downtown Bismarck. Signs on the top of the hotel advertise the Tip Top Inn Dine and Dance and the fireproof nature of the hotel. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | City & Town Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Hotels
Signs (Notices)
Automobiles
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| Organization Name | Patterson Hotel (Bismarck, N.D.)
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| Location | Bismarck (N.D.)
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| Address | Bismarck (N.D.) - Main Avenue - 400 block
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| Decade | 1930-1939
1940-1949
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| Item Number | B0716 |
| Format of Original | Color postcards
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| Transcription | "Ed. Patterson hotel, Bismarck, No. Dakota"
"9A-H1434"--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | The Patterson Hotel, originally named the McKenzie Hotel, was built in 1910 by Edward G. Patterson. It opened on January 1, 1911 in time for the legislative sessions that year. It was renamed the Patterson Hotel in 1928. Originally it was eight stories high and topped with a roof garden, but two complete and two partial floors were later added, bringing the total height to 12 stories. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0716) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | shB0716 |
