Known both as the Ames Hotel and Hotel Ames, the old brick hotel on the northwest corner of Duff and Onondaga (Main) was earlier known as the Davis House. This structure followed a frame building known as the New York House. Ames Hotel stood and was in operation until the 1920s.
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From a cracked glass plate negative view of Onondaga facing west, perhaps 1902
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Hotel Ames strategically located at the corner
of Onondaga and Duff.
Duff Avenue heading north is at right.
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This 1908 view of Onondaga Street shows Hotel Ames and Morris Livery at the east end of downtown Ames.
Onondaga Street and Hotel Ames, 1909