The Calumet Hotel, also known as the Calumet Inn, anchors the

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of downtown

Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone is a city in and the county seat of Pipestone County, Minnesota. The population was 4,215 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument. History Pipestone was platted in Oc ...

, United States. The three-story

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hotel was built with light pink jasper

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used in most other downtown buildings. The present hotel was built to replace a previous hotel, also three-stories, which was destroyed in an 1886 fire.

History

Like its predecessor, the Calumet Hotel was built to meet a demand which was growing as a result of increased railroad traffic. It opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1888 with a guest capacity of 50. It has been enlarged twice, a three-story addition to the south in 1899 differentiated by round rather than square window caps, and fourth story built in 1913, bringing the total number of rooms to 90. Among the various businesses to occupy the first floor and basement of the building were First National Bank and a 14-hole

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course. A fire in 1944 destroyed the floors in the south section, but the hotel was able to reopen the following April. By 1978 it had declined to the point that it was condemned by the State

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. After two years of thorough renovation the hotel was again able to open for business.

Architecture

Architectural details include the

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, a replica of the original which was removed along with the balcony in 1912, a large quartzite arch, the corner door, and a crenelated cornice.

In popular culture

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'' covered the hotel in an episode of the series, broadcast on August 18, 2014, on the U.S.

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References

External links

Official Website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Pipestone County, Minnesota Hotel buildings completed in 1888 Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Pipestone County, Minnesota Romanesque Revival architecture in Minnesota