Hoover Hotel

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Hoover Hotel
nrhp_type =


caption = Hoover Hotel, 2008
location= Whittier, California
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 41
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 2
long_seconds = 10
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1930
architect= Bushnell, David
architecture= Mission/spanish Revival, Other
added = February 01, 2002
governing_body = Private
refnum=02000074cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Hoover Hotel is a hotel build in 1930 in the Mission/Spanish revival style. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

When the Hoover Hotel opened in 1930, the Hoover's 100 guest rooms and elegant ballrooms were the most prestigious place for out-of-town visitors to stay in the Whittier area, and for locals to conduct receptions and other events. The area around the Hoover declined after World War II, and the Hoover became a single-room occupancy hotel that attracted indigents. Its ballroom became a bar and pool hall.

In 2001, the property was redeveloped as Seasons at the Hoover, an affordable housing project with 50 units for low-income senior citizens. The total cost of the redevelopment project was $7.7 million. The project has been recognized by the Whittier Historic Preservation Society and by the Building Industry Association, which selected it as the best seniors housing of 2001. The National Association of Home Builders awarded the project the Gold Medal Best of Seniors Housing in February, 2002 and also presented it the Jurors’ Award for Innovation.

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External links

* [http://www.linchousing.org/art/art_5a.html Seasons at the Hoover]