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Johnson–Kearns Hotel
Johnson–Kearns Hotel, June 2012
Johnson–Kearns Hotel is located in Utah
Johnson–Kearns Hotel
Johnson–Kearns Hotel is located in the United States
Johnson–Kearns Hotel
Location94 West 200 South
Springville, Utah
Coordinates40°9′52″N 111°36′40″W / 40.16444°N 111.61111°W / 40.16444; -111.61111
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1892
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSSpringville MPS
NRHP reference No.97001571[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1998
Art City Inn Lobby

The Johnson–Kearns Hotel (now known and operated at Art City Inn) is a historic hotel in Springville, Utah, that was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Description

The building is located at 94 West 200 South (within the Springville Historic District, and includes Late Victorian architecture. It has been known at times as the Johnson Hotel, the Kearns Hotel, the Manitou Hotel, and the Valley Tavern Hotel.

Art City Inn was originally built in 1892 by Moses and Anna Kearns Johnson. Moses was a prominent actor and son of the founder of Springville, Aaron Johnson. At the time, the inn was known as the Johnson Hotel and was one of three hotels in Springville, Utah. Two significant railroads connected the town to the rest of the US which created a need for accommodations for visitors, along with Springville's success in agricultural processing.

William Henry Kearns and Loretta Chase Kearns bought it in the early 1900s, and added onto it sometime between 1908 and 1925 with the two-story rear wing. Loretta and her son Howard were artists and while living at the hotel, they painted multiple pieces of art, now under the care of the Springville Museum of Art.

Throughout the following decades, it would be run as an inn under the names of Kearns House, Manitou Hotel, Valley Tavern Hotel, amongst others. In the early 2000s, most of the major systems were updated and it was then run as a Victorian-style bed and breakfast for several years. Finally in 2021, extensive renovations were started and then finished in 2022 to turn it into what can be seen today.

South side, front door

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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