Bentley Hotel
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Bentley Hotel is located near City Hall in downtown Alexandria
, Louisiana
. Built by the timber baron Joseph Bentley, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on November 15, 1979.
The hotel was formerly owned by the Pineville
real estate developer Buddy Tudor
, who worked for its historic preservation
.
Nearby in the riverfront district is the 7-story Alexander Fulton
Hotel and Convention Center.
Alexandria, Louisiana
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Built by the timber baron Joseph Bentley, it was added to 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...
on November 15, 1979.
The hotel was formerly owned by the Pineville
Pineville, Louisiana
Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census....
real estate developer Buddy Tudor
Buddy Tudor
Robert Beall Tudor, Jr., known as Buddy Tudor , was a general contractor and real estate developer in Pineville, Louisiana, whose family-owned Tudor Construction Company and Tudor Enterprises together surpassed a billion dollars in development...
, who worked for its historic preservation
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
.
Nearby in the riverfront district is the 7-story Alexander Fulton
Alexander Fulton (Louisiana)
Alexander Fulton was a merchant, planter, and local politician originally from Washington, near Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, who in 1805 founded the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, which he named for himself....
Hotel and Convention Center.