Historic Inns

Cuba · Route 66

Wagon Wheel Motel

Ozark sandstone Tudor Revival cottages on Route 66, in use as a motel since 1938; its 19 rooms were restored in 2010.

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Wagon Wheel Motel
JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / CC BY-SA 4.0
Built
c. 1937Stone café/station built 1936; the three stone motel buildings ca. 1937 (No. 2 enlarged 1945); a fourth block building ca. 1950. Motel in operation since 1938.
Style
Tudor Revival (Ozark sandstone)
Type
Inn
Area
Route 66
Credentials
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The story

The Wagon Wheel opened on Route 66 as a stone café and filling station in 1936, and three Ozark sandstone motel buildings in a Tudor Revival style followed around 1937, set back from the road with garages for guests’ cars. Early advertising promised stone cottages with private baths at $2.50 to $3 a night. The motel has operated continuously since 1938, its 19 rooms were restored in 2010, and it was listed on the National Register in 2003.

Good to know

  • Address: 901 E. Washington Blvd., Cuba, MO 65453
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.