661 South Main Street
Lebanon Hotel on October 21, 2006
The 80-room Lebanon Hotel was built in 1913 at a cost of $65,000, replacing a wood frame hotel that burned in 1912. The hotel formally opened on May 7, 1913 with Senator M.A. Miller presiding as toastmaster with guest speakers from throughout the state. It originally had a mansard roof with dormer windows giving it another story of height. This can be seen in the photo at the top of the Lebanon Genealogical Society's Lebanon in the Early 1880s page. This structure was removed in 1964, leaving the building with its current appearance. The hotel closed in 1953, and the lobby was turned into a coffee shop in 2005, although many historical parts of the lobby were preserved, including the woodwork, staircase and functional switchboard. The main floor is home to several other businesses as well.
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