West Winds Motel

West Winds Motel
Location 623 Roger Miller Blvd., Erick, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°12′55″N 99°52′23″W / 35.21528°N 99.87306°W / 35.21528; -99.87306Coordinates: 35°12′55″N 99°52′23″W / 35.21528°N 99.87306°W / 35.21528; -99.87306
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1948 (1948)
Architectural style Mission Revival
MPS Route 66 and Associated Resources in Oklahoma AD MPS
NRHP Reference # 04000520[1]
Added to NRHP May 27, 2004

The West Winds Motel is a historic motel located on old U.S. Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma. The motel opened in the mid-1940s to serve travelers on Route 66; at the time, tourism drove Erick's economy, and the motel was one of several in the city. The motel had a typical motor court layout with two lodging buildings and an office forming a "U" shape around a central courtyard. The lodging buildings have a Mission Revival design with stucco walls and red metal roofs designed to resemble tile. The motel units have individual garage spaces in front of their entrances, a style which was common in the 1930s and 1940s but fell out of favor in later years.[2][3]

The motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 2004.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Cassity, Michael (December 10, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Winds Motel" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
  3. ↑ "West Winds Motel". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66. National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2014.


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