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Lee Hotel

Coordinates: 32°43′16″N 114°37′04″W / 32.72111°N 114.61778°W / 32.72111; -114.61778 (Lee Hotel)
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Lee Hotel
The hotel in 2018
Lee Hotel is located in Arizona
Lee Hotel
Location390 Main Street, Yuma, Arizona
Coordinates32°43′16″N 114°37′04″W / 32.72111°N 114.61778°W / 32.72111; -114.61778 (Lee Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
MPSYuma MRA
NRHP reference No.84000750[1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1984

The Lee Hotel is a “haunted” historic hotel in Yuma, Arizona. It is a two-story building, with 30 hotel rooms, completed in 1917.[2] It was opened by Mary Darcy, who named it for Confederate General Robert E. Lee.[3] It was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.[4] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 12, 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Sprain, Rick (2018). Yuma and La Paz Counties. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9781467102568. OCLC 1044824551.
  3. ^ "Ghosts: Many eerie sightings". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 2002. p. 18. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. The Lee Hotel was built in 1917 and named after Gen. Robert E. Lee..
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lee Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2019. With accompanying pictures