231 W Main
1898 - Lewis Hotel
Neo-Classical style, Architects Josselyn & Taylor, Cedar Rapids
This three story brick hotel block has an irregular footprint that steps out along angled South 5th Street and enabled
its designers to present a very broad design front. The design has a limestone base, dual colored brick mass (red
brick was used for detailing) and a prominent metal parapet.
Robert Lewis came to the city in 1872 and for 25 years operated his Green Hill Nursery before embarking on the
hotel trade, building a hotel that well exceeded the apparent needs of Cherokee.
Neo-Classical style, Architects Josselyn & Taylor, Cedar Rapids
This three story brick hotel block has an irregular footprint that steps out along angled South 5th Street and enabled
its designers to present a very broad design front. The design has a limestone base, dual colored brick mass (red
brick was used for detailing) and a prominent metal parapet.
Robert Lewis came to the city in 1872 and for 25 years operated his Green Hill Nursery before embarking on the
hotel trade, building a hotel that well exceeded the apparent needs of Cherokee.