from
an 1873 map of Winnebago County
What with all the attention
surrounding the demise of the Hotel Menasha, it was only fitting that I should come across this
beautiful rendering of the National Hotel which sat upon that same ground until
it burned down. As we've detailed here before, the National Hotel was built
in 1869 by Reuben M. Scott and was run by John Roberts, who later established Roberts Resort on Doty Island. The hotel had 42 steam-heated rooms
that let for $2.00 per day. As the center for social life within the
city for its time, it was sorely missed after the fire in 1901. The
Hotel Menasha was built on the site four years later.
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