Hotel LaFontaine is a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

building located at Huntington,

Huntington County, Indiana Huntington County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 United States Census, the population was 36,662. The county seat (and only city) is Huntington. Huntington County comprises the Huntington, Indiana micropolitan ...

. It was built in 1925, and consists of a six-story central pavilion with five-story flanking wings. It is of steel frame and hollow-tile construction and sheathed in brick. The building is in the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...

style. The lobby is designed to resemble a Spanish courtyard and the basement houses an Egyptian inspired swimming pool that opened in 1927. The hotel is named for

Francis La Fontaine Francis La Fontaine, or Topeah (Miami: "frost on leaves" ) (1810 – 1847) or Me-Shine-go-me-she-a, was the last principal chief of the unified Miami tribe, and oversaw the split into the Western and Eastern Miami tribes. La Fontaine's grand ...

. It housed a hotel until 1974. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1984. It is located in the

Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District Huntington Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The district includes 102 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in the central business district ...

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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana Hotel buildings completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in Huntington County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Huntington County, Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana {{HuntingtonCountyIN-NRHP-stub