# Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel

Columbia, MO · gas-station · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-0ec2928510` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/mo/columbia-pierce-pennant-motor-hotel/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0ec2928510.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0ec2928510.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-0ec2928510

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | housing | none |
| What is there now | senior citizen housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Pierce Petroleum Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel, also known as the Candle Light Lodge, is a historic hotel complex that is located on what once was U.S. Route 40, which is now known as Business Loop 70 West in Columbia, Missouri.  The hotel complex was constructed in 1929 and is in the Colonial Revival style. The hotel was also a gas station and garage, and was owned by Pierce Petroleum Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil. Initially the hotel and garage complex was to be one of several along U.S. Hwy 40, each to be spaced about 150 miles apart from New York to San Francisco. Senator Harry S.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Pennant_Motor_Hotel

## Sources

- Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Pennant_Motor_Hotel

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel, Columbia, MO." Record n-0ec2928510, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/mo/columbia-pierce-pennant-motor-hotel/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_columbiapiercepennantmotorhotel,
  title = {Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel, Columbia, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/mo/columbia-pierce-pennant-motor-hotel/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0ec2928510, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.