The Southern Hotel is a three-story

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

structure located in El Reno,

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

. 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 1978, the building was constructed in 1909 as a

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 ...

for passengers traveling the Rock Island Railroad as well as travelers along the Oklahoma Railway Company's

interurban The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 a ...

line to

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

. When it was built, the Southern Hotel was one of the most opulent and extravagant hotels in Oklahoma. . After railroad passenger travel was discontinued through El Reno in 1967, the hotel began to be neglected. It went through a series of owners and remained structurally sound but in disrepair. The building was restored in the 1980s; it is used for apartments and small offices, and has been the home of the El Reno Senior Citizens Center for several decades.

References

Buildings and structures in Canadian County, Oklahoma Neoclassical architecture in Oklahoma Interurban railways in Oklahoma Hotels in Oklahoma Commercial buildings completed in 1909 National Register of Historic Places in Canadian County, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-NRHP-stub