Historic Name: FOX HOTEL
Current Name: SAME
Address: BROADWAY AND N.E. FIRST
City: LAVERNE
County: HARPER Section: SE 1/4 SECTION 21
Township: 26 N
Range: 25 W
Description of significance: THE FOX HOTEL, CONSTRUCTED IN THE CITY OF LAVERNE IN 1912, WAS A MODEST TWO-STORY HOTEL DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE NEW RAILROAD AND SETTLERS TO THE PANHANDLE AREA OF OKLAHOMA. BETWEEN 1912 AND THE 1960S, THE 22-ROOM HOTEL SERVED THE NEEDS OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. IN THE 1970S, IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF LAVERNE AND TURNED INTO THE LAVERNE COMMUNITY MUSEUM. THE HOTEL HAS A SHINGLED HIP ROOF WITH WOOD CLAPBOARD SIDING. PROVIDED A HOTEL IN THE TOWN OF LAVERNE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 1/30/1978.
Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: HOTEL
Current Function: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: PRAIRIE SCHOOL
Architect: None
Year Built: 1912
Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS ASSEMBLED BY THE HARPER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Date Prepared: FEBRUARY 1977