The Cherry Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was designed by Charles Collins Benton in Beaux Arts style and built in 1917. It is a six-story, U-shaped brick building with approximately 200 rooms. The interior features a two-story lobby with Art Deco style lighting fixtures. The hotel closed in 1981.[2] It was subsequently converted to apartments.

Cherry Hotel
Cherry Hotel is located in North Carolina
Cherry Hotel
Cherry Hotel is located in the United States
Cherry Hotel
Location333 E. Nash St., Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates35°43′24″N 77°54′30″W / 35.723418°N 77.908412°W / 35.723418; -77.908412
Built1917
Built byStout, Joe W.
ArchitectBenton, Charles Collins
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.82003531[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ J. Robert Boykin III (June 1982). "Cherry Hotel" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.