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Hotel Theresa: The Waldorf of Harlem
The Hotel Theresa opened in 1913 on 125th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem and closed its doors...
Oldest operating hotel in Austin Texas: Driskill Hotel
The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in...
Hotel McAlpin with its own orchestra and hospital
The Hotel McAlpin was constructed in 1912 by General Edwin A. McAlpin, son of David Hunter McAlpin...
Boone Tavern Hotel in Kentucky: Hotel History 1855
Built on the old Dixie Highway and named after Kentucky explorer Daniel Boone, the historic Boone...
First integrated hotel in Washington DC: Wormley Hotel
In the beginning, the Wormley Hotel was primarily for the wealthy and powerful White males in the...
Fisher Island Hotel History
Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, Fisher...
Hotel History: Menger Hotel
The Menger Hotel, one of the most iconic and historically significant buildings in San Antonio, was...
Le Chateau Frontenac Quebec City: Celebrated Historic Landmark
Listed as a National Historic Site of Canada, the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is among the...
The Algonquin Hotel: Better than The Puritan
The Algonquin Hotel was originally planned as an apartment hotel with the idea of renting...
The Fairmont Hotel: Nob Hill Grande Dame
The luxurious Grande Dame atop Nob Hill in San Francisco was named after U.S. Senator James Graham...
Hotel Allegro Rises from the Site of the Bismarck Hotel
The Hotel Allegro was created on the site of old Bismarck Hotel in 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. The...
2020 Historic Hotel of the Year: Hermitage Hotel in Nashville
Historic Hotels of America is proud to announce that the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee...
Lodge at the Golden Gate: Steeped in Military History
The history of the spectacular site of the Lodge at the Golden Gate commences with the coastal...
Hotel History: President of Hilton International
On July 12, 2020, I received the following email: “Dear Friends of Curt, With a broken heart, I am...
The Adolphus Hotel: Named for Beer Brewing Founder
The Adolphus Hotel was built by and named for Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch...
Union Station Hotel: Recalling Railroad’s Glory Years
Long before it was a historic hotel, the Nashville, Tennessee, Union Station was a key center in...
Brown Palace Hotel: Built on a Cow Pasture
The Brown Palace Hotel opened in 1892 with an eight-story atrium designed by architect Frank E...
Four Seasons Hotel NY Now Housing Medical Professionals
Is it possible to conceive that the Four Seasons Hotel in New York has been converted to house...
Admiral Fell Inn: 4-Story-High Skyscraper
Fell’s Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England...
The Barbizon Hotel in New York was Once Only for Women
The Barbizon Hotel for Women was built in 1927 as a residential hotel and clubhouse for single...
Carlyle Hotel: A Living Legend that Embodies the Spirit of New...
The Carlyle Hotel was built by Moses Ginsberg and designed in Art Deco style by architects Sylvan...
Peninsula Hotel New York: Recalling the golden age of luxury...
On February 7, 1989, the Peninsula Hotel was designated as a Landmark by the New York Landmarks...
Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Alabama: The Gathering Place
The site on which The Grand Hotel sits today has seen two earlier hotels so named, and the area...
Red Lion Inn Nearly Demolished for Gas Station
Hotel History For more than 246 years, the Red Lion Inn has been welcoming visitors to the...
Hotel History: The Wales Hotel
One of the most charming historic hotels in New York, the Wales Hotel is closing its doors in 2020...
Hotel History: YMCA of Greater New York
Do you know that there is a 167-year old organization located in New York City which owns and...
Hotel History: Hotel Florence – elegance and beautiful design
The Hotel Florence is a former operating hotel located in the Pullman Historic District on the far...
Hotel History: The Heathman Hotel
The original Heathman Hotel was built in 1926 one block from the current structure by George...
Hotel History: Josh Billings on hotels 148 years ago
Josh Billings was the pen name of the 19th century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885)...
Hotel History: Hotelier Raymond Orteig meets Mail Pilot Charles...
Raymond Orteig (1870-1934) was the New York City hotel owner who offered the $25,000 Orteig Prize...
Hotel History: Catskill Mountain Resort Hotels –...
This is the story of an area of 250 square miles, approximately an hour-and-a-half drive northwest...
Hotel History: Hotel Man of the Half Century awarded 22 years...
In 1950, the hotel industry named Ellsworth Milton Statler “Hotel Man of the Half Century,” even...
TWA back at JFK Airport: Sleep quietly
On May 15, 2019, New York’s spectacular new TWA Hotel opened at John F. Kennedy International...
Hotel History: Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo known for opulence...
Shepheard’s Hotel history goes back 178 years when it was originally built by Englishman Samuel...
Hotel del Coronado: One of the most popular beach resorts in the...
The renowned Hotel del Coronado is a grand example of elegant Victorian architecture providing one...
