Rieger Hotel

Rieger Hotel
Location: 1922 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1915
Architect: Smith, Rea and Lovitt; Gray Construction Co.
Architectural style: Early Commercial
Governing body: Private
MPS: Working Class Hotels at 19th and Main Streets, Kansas City, Missouri MPS
NRHP Reference#: 04000396[1]
Added to NRHP: May 06, 2004

The Rieger Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri is a building erected in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

One of the most recognizable buildings in Kansas City's Crossroads Art District. On the northwest corner of 20th and Main Street, the Rieger Hotel was built by local entrepreneur Alexander Rieger. The hotel was originally utilized for traveling businessmen, but was also known to host Al Capone when he would stay in Kansas City.

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