Hotel Covell - Modesto, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Hotel Covell is a four story building constructed of steel and reinforced concrete, faced with brick laid in Flemish bond. The building is a restrained example of Beaux Arts Classicism with Italian Renaissance influences. The first portion of the building, fronting on J Street, was constructed in 1924. The second section of the hotel, completed in 1928, faces llth Street and abuts the original rectangular segment of the building creating an L-shape plan. The hotel is located in the downtown business and commercial district of the City of Modesto. Although currently vacant, the Covell was a focal point of the community from the time it opened to the public in 1924 until it closed in the 1980s. In 1924, the building consisted of 70 guest rooms on the upper three floors, with a mezzanine, a lobby, eight retail stores and a theater on the ground level and a full basement below. The 1928 annex provided an additional 50 rooms bringing the total number of guest rooms to 120. The dimensions of the ground level are approximately." (visit link)

Street address: 1023 J St. Modesto, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Stanislaus Year listed: 1994 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1925-1949 Historic function: Hotel; Theater; Business Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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