Structure Type: built works - dwellings -public accommodations - hotels
Designers: Stacy-Judd, Robert, Architect (firm); Robert Benjamin Stacy-Judd (architect)
Dates: constructed 1925-1926
2 stories
Building History
English-born architect Robert Stacy-Judd (1884-1975), an expert on Pre-Columbian culture, designed the hotel with--Ironically--Mayan decorative motifs. The Aztec Hotel was a landmark along Route 66 as it passed through Monrovia, CA.
Building Notes
This Mayan Revival style hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, level of significance: Local. Tel: 626-358-3231 (2006). In 2008, it advertised having 44 guest rooms.
Alteration
Kathie Reece-McNeill undertook a renovation of the Aztec Hotel between 2000-2005. She utilizing funds and expertise provided by the State of California Office of Historic Preservation and the National Route 66 Foundation. Project Manager Glen Duncan and Historic Architect Joe Catalano worked on the renovation.
National Register of Historic Places (May 22, 1978): 78000691 NRHP Images (pdf) NHRP Registration Form (pdf)
PCAD id: 1778