National Register Record for CLOVER HOTEL

Historic Name: CLOVER HOTEL
Current Name: CLOVER INN RESTAURANT
Address: JANE JAYROE STREET
City: LAVERNE            County: HARPER
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE CLOVER HOTEL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1912 TO SERVE THE TRANSIENT POPULATION THAT CAME TO LAVERNE TO HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILROAD AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOWN. THE HOTEL IS A TWO-STORY STUCCO CLAD BUILDING WITH A TERRA COTTA ROOF. IT FEATURED 19 GUEST ROOMS AND A RESTAURANT. THE HOTEL CLOSED TO GUESTS IN 1980, BUT THE RESTAURANT REMAINS IN OPERATION. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, 3/8/1984.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: HOTEL; COMMERCE/TRADE: RESTAURANT
Current Function: COMMERCE/TRADE: RESTAURANT
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, LAVERNE, OKLAHOMA, 1912; SAGE AND SOD: HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, 1885-1974, VOL. 2, HARPER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1975, P.106-119.
Date Prepared: 8/1982