Feature 245: 120-130 West Maple Avenue (in 2011)

Classification: Noncontributing.
Historic Name: Parking.
Architectural Style: N/A.
Construction Date: ca. 1983.
Period 6 of Harry S Truman's Life: The Period of Post-Significance, 1972-2011.
Tax Identification: 26-230-30-07.
Legal Description: Old Town, lot 13.
Description: Paved parking lot lies across from Jackson County Courthouse at the northeast corner of West Maple Avenue and North Liberty Street; a black iron decorative fence extends along the south and west property lines (along sidewalks); there is no landscaping. This parking lot occupies the site of the Nebraska House Hotel, originally constructed around 1849 by Lewis Jones, which served as one of the largest hostelries serving pioneer travelers in the mid-1800s. The building continued to operate as a hotel for decade under various names, including the Jones Hotel, Metropolitan Hotel (1910s & 1920s), and the Watkins Hotel (1930s-1960s). An urban renewal project replaced the hotel and several businesses with this parking lot around 1983.
History/Significance: N/A.