▁together ▁and ▁raised ▁the ▁$ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁required ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Bur ling ton ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁city ' s ▁business , ▁convention ▁and ▁tour ist ▁needs . ▁D aven port ▁architect s ▁S eth ▁E . ▁Temple ▁and ▁Par ke ▁T . ▁Bur rows ▁designed ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁Rev ival ▁structure . ▁It ▁opened ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁with ▁ 1 2 5 ▁guest ▁rooms ▁on ▁seven ▁flo ors . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁rooms ▁had ▁tele ph ones ▁and ▁running ▁water , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁a ▁private ▁bath . ▁An ▁electric ▁sign ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁train ▁station . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁the ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁east ▁wing ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁flo ors ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁for ▁about ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁both ▁instances ▁the ▁local ▁business men ▁fund ed ▁the ▁expansion . ▁The ▁hotel ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁with ▁several ▁different ▁own ers ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁it ▁went ▁into ▁receiver ship . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁subsequently ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁a partment ▁building . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Hot el ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Iowa ▁Category : R