{"nrhp_refnum":"08001145","name":"Niagara, The","other_names":["The Hotel Niagara","John's Niagara Hotel","Park's Inn","International","Days Inn-Falls View","Travelodge Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 Rainbow Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Niagara Falls","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.08674079000008,"lon":-79.06113690199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-12-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Niagara (also called the Hotel Niagara) is a 12-story brick, limestone and terra cotta hotel at 201 Rainbow Boulevard in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, built in 1923-1925, two blocks from the Falls.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the hotel as one of the last large hotels built in Niagara Falls in the era of grand tourist hotels. It was marketed to business travelers and the convention trade as well as tourists, reflecting the city's industrial growth, commerce and tourism. It is also a tall-building design with Italian Renaissance Revival and Federal/Adam style detailing. The form certifies it as locally significant.","narrative":"Rising 190 feet two blocks from Niagara Falls, this 12-story hotel at 201 Rainbow Boulevard was built in 1923-1925. Its curved plan follows the street intersection. A two-story rusticated base of artificial granite and Indiana limestone carries a shaft of red cloister brick, topped by a heavy terra cotta cornice and a three-story penthouse. Structural designer Van Renassalaer P. Saxe used a \"System M\" steel frame with stone concrete floor arches to reduce cost. The base shows Italian Renaissance Revival detailing, while the plain shaft recalls the Federal style. Inside, a two-story lobby with a mezzanine keeps much of its Adam-style plaster ornament, although later tile, mirrors and new floors cover other original finishes. The hotel was among the last large hotels built in Niagara Falls in its era. It was aimed at business travelers and convention trade as well as tourists, linking it to the city's growth in industry, commerce and tourism, which is why it was listed.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Structure designed by Van Renassalaer P. Saxe of the Standard Concrete-Steel Company of Baltimore","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals (Italian Renaissance Revival pedestal and cornice, Federal/Adam style shaft and interior plaster)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current function is listed as work in progress; original plaster ornament in the lobby survives, though many interior finishes and the original windows and marquee have been replaced.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.898623-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08001145.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001145/2c74570d4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001145/2c74570d4d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Niagara_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Niagara_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320133","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Niagara","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7754023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/niagara-the-08001145/"}