541 Hamilton St., Allentown, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Lehigh.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 23, 1984. NRIS 84003454.
1 contributing building.
Americus Hotel is a historic hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built between 1926 and 1927, it is a 13-story yellow brick building located 541 West Hamilton Street in Center City Allentown.
The hotel has a classic 1920s Jazz Age design and was built by a group of Allentown businessmen who wanted to erect a first-class hotel in Center City Allentown, the city's central business district.
In 1984, in recognition of its historic significance, the hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel also has been named one of the nation's Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994477