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Aunty Green Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	602 Washington St. Bonaparte, Iowa
Coordinates	40°41′55″N 91°48′06″W / 40.69861°N 91.80167°W / 40.69861; -91.80167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844
NRHP reference No.	78001265
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1978

Aunty Green Hotel is a historic building located in Bonaparte, Iowa, United States. The hotel was built by John Green in 1844. His wife Mary continued to operate the hotel for many years after his death, and that is what gave the business its name. It was the second hotel established in town, and it is believed to be the first brick building constructed in Bonaparte. Other businesses that have been housed in this building include a photography studio, doctor's offices, the first local telephone exchange, a creamery and a gas station. The Van Buren County Historical Association rescued the structure from demolition. It is currently owned by the Bonaparte Historical Society and houses the Auntie Green Museum and the public library.

The hotel portion of the building is two-story brick structure with a gable roof with a two-story wooden porch along the street. There is a gate in the railing where luggage from stage coaches was unloaded and brought directly to the guest rooms on the second floor. There is a one-story structure with a gable roof attached to the rear of the building. It is believed to have been the residence for the hotel proprietor, and possibly built at slightly a later date. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Mary Warner and Dorothy Watson (1977). "Aunty Green Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-11. with 3 photos from 1976
"Virtual Tour of Bonaparte". Bonaparte, Iowa. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

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Bonaparte	Aunty Green Hotel Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7 Meek's Flour Mill
Cantril	Wickfield Round Barn
Farmington	Burg Wagon Works Building
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Kilbourn	Kilbourn Bridge
Milton	Eisenhower Bridge
Mount Zion	Abner Martin House
Vernon	Vernon School
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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