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Strater Hotel
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Strater Hotel, in Durango, Colorado, is a historical hotel that opened in 1887 at the height of the American Gilded Age.[2] Among its notable guests throughout its history are President Gerald Ford, Will Rogers, writer Louis L’Amour, the Grateful Dead, and astronauts from the Apollo missions.[2]
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Strater Hotel | |
![]() The Strater Hotel in 2010 | |
Location | Main Ave., Durango, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 37.271119°N 107.881799°W / 37.271119; -107.881799 |
Built | 1887 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
Part of | Main Avenue Historic District (ID80000907[1]) |
Designated CP | August 7, 1980 |
It has been a charter member of the National Registry of the Historic Hotels of America since 1989.[3] The Strater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in Durango's Main Avenue Historic District.[4] It was named a national literary historical landmark in 2012 by the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations.[5] The hotel's Diamond Belle bar saloon features bartenders and waitresses who are dressed in historic costume.[6]