Creaser Hotel
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The Creaser Hotel, also known as the Jane Cody Residence , is a hotel
and residence
in Republic, Washington
and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The hotel was built in 1897 by Phil Creaser, who located the Republic and Jim Blaine mines
. Located on the crest of Creaser Hill, this building is the oldest frame structure
still in existence in Republic, and surpassed in age only by the Kaufman Cabin, built one year earlier in 1896. The building has shiplap
siding and a hip roof porch
with pierced barge boards and bracketed posts on two sides. When first constructed water was provided by a water tower
and gravity feed water system, both of which have now been removed. The building was operated as a hotel until sometime in 1905-1909 by Phil Creaser, at which time it was sold to the George Moody Family. It has since served as a private residence.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
and residence
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
in Republic, Washington
Republic, Washington
Republic is a city in Ferry County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2010 census, a 12.5% increase over the 2000 Census. It is the county seat of Ferry County.-History:...
and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The hotel was built in 1897 by Phil Creaser, who located the Republic and Jim Blaine mines
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
. Located on the crest of Creaser Hill, this building is the oldest frame structure
Framing (construction)
Framing, in construction known as light-frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a roof comprising horizontal ceiling joists and sloping...
still in existence in Republic, and surpassed in age only by the Kaufman Cabin, built one year earlier in 1896. The building has shiplap
Shiplap
Shiplap is a term used to describe a type of wooden board used commonly in the construction of barns, sheds, outbuildings and inexpensive or seasonal homes. It is either rough-sawn 1" or milled 3/4" pine or similarly inexpensive wood between 3" and 10" wide with a 3/8" - 1/2" rabbet on opposite...
siding and a hip roof porch
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
with pierced barge boards and bracketed posts on two sides. When first constructed water was provided by a water tower
Water tower
A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
and gravity feed water system, both of which have now been removed. The building was operated as a hotel until sometime in 1905-1909 by Phil Creaser, at which time it was sold to the George Moody Family. It has since served as a private residence.