Hotel Troy
Why it's listed
Three-story brick building on a sloping corner lot at North Main and Smitherman Streets in Troy, built in 1908 and enlarged the following year by physician Alexander F. Thompson. Its smooth pressed-brick facade, brick panels, and molded metal cornices with urn motifs reflect the Classical Revival style. Three storefronts carry cast iron pilasters and columns from the Geo. L. Mesker & Co. foundry in Evansville, Indiana, while the lobby has patterned tile floors, tile wainscoting, and pressed metal ceilings. Built as a drug store, grocery, and furniture business, the building later housed a bank, clothing stores, and a medical clinic, and in 1925 Thompson converted the upper floors into a twenty-seven-bedroom hotel. The property is significant for its role in the commerce and medicine of early to mid-twentieth-century Troy and for its architectural design, which the nomination considers the best Classical Revival example in the town.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a prominent example of Classical Revival architecture in Troy and the tallest structure in the town. It is also presented as tied to the commercial and medical development of the town, and as the only historic hotel building still standing in Montgomery County.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 06000720, listed August 23, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NW corner of N. Main and Smitherman Sts., Troy |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | August 23, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000720 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1908-1956 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Science |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The hotel operated until about 1970 and was more of a boarding house at the end. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.36259, -79.89533 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000720.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19462419
- This listing as JSON
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