Historic Hotels of America

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The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C.[1]
The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, listed in the National Register of Historic Places[2]

Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the programs accepts nominations and identifies hotels that have maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity. As of June 5, 2015, the program included over 260 members in 44 states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.[3]

Membership[]

To be included in the program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old; designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark or listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;[4] and recognized as having historic significance.

The program generates funds for the National Trust through commissions on bookings done through their website,[5] and from membership fees.[citation needed]

Historic Hotels of America plaque at the King and Prince
Moana Surfrider
The Don CeSar
Mayflower Hotel
Timberline Lodge dedication, 1937

Its charter members include:

Alabama[]

Alaska[]

  • Hotel Captain Cook (1964), Anchorage, Alaska[7]

Arizona[]

Arkansas[]

California[]

  • founding: (1926), La Jolla, California
  • Sofia Hotel (1926), San Diego, California
  • (1926), Carlsbad, California
  • Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (1876), Riverside, California. A National Historic Landmark.
  • Hotel Casa del Mar (1926), Santa Monica, California
  • The Hollywood Roosevelt (1927), Los Angeles, California
  • Hotel Constance Pasadena (1926), Pasadena, California
  • Ojai Valley Inn (1923), Ojai, California
  • The Inn at Death Valley (1927), California
  • (1920), Carmel, California
  • Hayes Mansion (1905), San Jose, California
  • Claremont Club & Spa (1915), Berkeley, California[8] (a Fairmont hotel).
  • Berkeley City Club (1929), Berkeley, California, built as a women's club. Designed by Julia Morgan.
  • Hotel Whitcomb (1916), San Francisco, California
  • Palace Hotel (1875), San Francisco, California
  • Omni San Francisco Hotel (1926–27), San Francisco, California, was built as the Finance Center Building, "designed by architect Frederick H. Meyer in collaboration with "
  • Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (1926), San Francisco, California
  • The Huntington Hotel (1924), San Francisco, California
  • (1893), San Francisco, California. Includes NRHP-listed clocktower.
  • (1903), San Francisco, California, originally Pershing Hall Bachelor Officers’ Quarters.
  • (1894), San Francisco, California
  • Cavallo Point (1903), Marin County, California
  • Hotel del Coronado (1888), Coronado, California
  • (1884), Napa, California
  • Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (1927), Sonoma, California
  • (1907), Santa Rosa, California
  • The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (1907)[9]
  • Benbow Inn (1926), Garberville, California

Colorado[]

  • founding: Strater Hotel (1887), Durango, Colorado
  • founding: The Broadmoor (1918), Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Hotel Boulderado (1909), Boulder, Colorado
  • The Cliff House at Pikes Peak (1874), Manitou Springs, Colorado

Connecticut[]

  • (1929), Norwich, Connecticut. Colonial Revival.
  • (1920s), Westbrook, Connecticut. "Originating from the vision of humanitarian Bill Hahn, the resort has jovial beginnings."

Delaware[]

  • founding: Hotel duPont (1903), Wilmington, Delaware, within DuPont Building
  • The Inn at Montchanin Village (1799), Montchanin, Delaware, which is distributed through 11 buildings.

Florida[]

  • founding: The Don CeSar (1928), St. Pete Beach, Florida. Ten-story hotel on St. Pete Beach. Moorish Revival.
  • (1897), Belleair, Florida. Built for Henry Plant.
  • The Gasparilla Inn & Club (1913), Boca Grande, Florida. Classic Revival.
  • Colony Hotel & Cabana Club (1926) Delray Beach, Florida, Spanish Colonial Revival
  • Casa Marina Hotel and Restaurant (1925), Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Spanish Colonial Revival.
  • La Concha Hotel & Spa (1926), Key West, Florida. Colonial Revival.[citation needed]
  • (1924), Lakeland, Florida. Renaissance Revival.
  • Casa Faena (1928), Miami Beach, Florida.
  • (1939), Miami Beach, Florida. Designed by Henry Hohauser. Art Deco.
  • (1940), Miami Beach, Florida. Art Deco, designed by Roy France.
  • Casa Monica Resort & Spa (1888), St. Augustine, Florida. Moorish Revival.
  • The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club (1925), St. Petersburg, Florida, overlooking Tampa Bay. Mediterranean Revival.
  • (1937), Wakulla Springs, Florida. Built in 1937 by industrialist Edward Ball.

Georgia[]

Hawaii[]

Illinois[]

  • Hilton Chicago (1927), Chicago, Illinois. Beaux Arts.
  • InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois. Built "in 1929 as the Medinah Athletic Club, a luxury men's club for members of the Shrine organization." Art Deco.
  • LondonHouse Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Or LondonHouse Chicago, Curio Collection by Hilton. Beaux Arts.
  • Palmer House, A Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Remodeled in 2004. Beaux Arts
  • The Drake Hotel (1920), Chicago, Illinois. Italian Renaissance.
  • The Silversmith Hotel (1896), Chicago, Illinois. Arts & Crafts.

Indiana[]

Kentucky[]

  • Boone Tavern Hotel of Berea College (1909), Berea, Kentucky
  • (1914), Lexington, Kentucky, Beaux Arts
  • (1951), Lexington, Kentucky
  • (1916), Lexington, Kentucky. "on site of the former Gratz Park Inn, which is part of Lexington’s beautiful Gratz Park Historic District. The location was originally the home of a family medical practice called the ."
  • (1800s), Louisville, Kentucky. Incorporates .
  • The Brown Hotel (1923), Louisville, Kentucky
  • The Seelbach Hilton Louisville (1905), Louisville, Kentucky, in Beaux Arts style

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

Formerly a HHA member:

Maryland[]

Massachusetts[]

  • Inn on Boltwood (1926), Amherst, Massachusetts. Colonial - Colonial Revival.
  • Founding: Fairmont Copley Plaza (1912), Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh. Renaissance Revival.
  • (1928), Boston, Massachusetts. Asserted to be "Boston's first Art Deco skyscraper".
  • Omni Parker House, Boston (1855), Boston, Massachusetts. Classic Revival.
  • XV Beacon (1903), Boston, Massachusetts. Beaux Arts.
  • (1895), Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Victorian firehouse asserted to be the oldest building in the Kendall Square area.
  • Concord's Colonial Inn (1716), Concord, Massachusetts. Federal.
  • (1891), Edgartown, Massachusetts. Shingle Style.
  • (1900), Provincetown, Massachusetts. Victorian.
  • (1925), Salem, Massachusetts. Colonial Revival.
  • Founding: The Red Lion Inn (1773), Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Federal.
  • (1771), Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

Michigan[]

Formerly listed:

Minnesota[]

Missouri[]

  • Hilton President Kansas City (1926), Kansas City, Missouri
  • Hotel Phillips Kansas City (1931), Kansas City, Missouri
  • The Raphael Hotel (1928), Kansas City, Missouri
  • (1894), St. Louis, Missouri, in Union Station (St. Louis)
  • (1888), St. Louis, Missouri, was the

Montana[]

Nebraska[]

Nevada[]

New Hampshire[]

  • The Bedford Village Inn, Bedford, New Hampshire. Colonial Revival.
  • Founding: (1896), Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. "44-nation in 1944." Queen Anne.
  • Founding: Omni Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods (1902), Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. "was the setting for the historic Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944." Renaissance Revival.
  • (1780?), Hanover, New Hampshire. On site of home of General . Colonial Revival.
  • Eagle Mountain House, Jackson, New Hampshire. Colonial Revival.
  • Wentworth by the Sea (1874), New Castle, New Hampshire. Second Empire.
  • Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, Whitefield, New Hampshire

New Mexico[]

New Jersey[]

New York[]

  • Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain, New York.
  • , Cooperstown, New York. Colonial Revival.
  • The Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls, New York. Overlooking City Park on Ridge Street. Colonial Revival.
  • Oheka Castle, Huntington, New York. Renaissance Revival.
  • Mohonk Mountain House (1869), New Paltz, New York. Victorian.
  • , New York, New York. Art Deco.
  • , New York, New York. Romanesque Revival.
  • , New York, New York. Beaux Arts.
  • JW Marriott Essex House, New York, New York. Art Deco.
  • Omni Berkshire Place, New York City (1926), New York, New York. "Warren & Wetmore built this historic landmark hotel in 1926. The Berkshire Hotel was purchased in May 1978 by the , which included the Omni Hotels and groups. The property received a $9.5 million face-lift in 1979." Classic Revival.
  • Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton, New York, New York. "Designed by Henry Hardenbergh, who also designed the Waldorf Astoria, the Plaza Hotel, and the Dakota Apartments on Central Park." Beaux Arts.
  • The Plaza, New York, New York. Beaux Arts.
  • The Redbury New York, New York, New York. Renaissance Revival.
  • , New York, New York. Renaissance Revival.
  • Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn (1766), Rhinebeck, New York.
  • Hotel Saranac, Curio Collection by Hilton, Saranac Lake, New York. Colonial Revival.
  • (1921), Syracuse, New York. Occupied by the for more than 50 years, later housed the . Now asserted to be "the third hotel in the United States and the first in Syracuse to be certified LEED Platinum." Georgian Revival.
  • Jefferson Clinton Hotel (1927), Syracuse, New York. Beaux Arts.
  • Marriott Syracuse Downtown (1924), Syracuse, New York. Originally the Hotel Syracuse, reopened in 2016 as Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Renaissance Revival.
  • Castle Hotel & Spa, Tarrytown, New York. Gothic Revival.
  • Hotel Utica (1912), Utica, New York. "Opened as Hotel Utica in 1912, it was the premier hotel in Central New York."
  • The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, New York

North Carolina[]

  • Haywood Park Hotel (1923), Asheville, North Carolina. Located in a former department store building. Classic Revival.
  • The Omni Grove Park Inn (1913), Asheville, North Carolina; Arts & Crafts, with red clay tile roof and original Roycroft furnishings and fixtures.
  • Mast Farm Inn (1792), Banner Elk, North Carolina "an award-winning and world renowned historic country inn and restaurant" in the Valle Crucis Historic District, "which has been welcoming guests since the 1800s." Colonial Revival.
  • Green Park Inn (1891), Blowing Rock, North Carolina; Queen Anne Victorian style
  • The Dunhill Hotel (1929), Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • (1937), Durham, North Carolina. Art Deco. Also known as , it is located in the former Durham Bank & Trust Company building.
  • Pinehurst Resort (1895), Pinehurst, North Carolina. Includes 3 hotels, in a National Historic Landmark District.
  • The Graylyn Estate (1932), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Oklahoma[]

  • (1956), Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in the Price Tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • (1916), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, NRHP-listed, in Albert Kahn-designed Oklahoma City Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
  • The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City (1911), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, NRHP-listed as Skirvin Hotel
  • The Atherton Hotel at Oklahoma State University (1950), Stillwater, Oklahoma, originally the "Union Club"
  • Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton (1927), Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

  • Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa (1806), Bedford, Pennsylvania. Eclectic.
  • Historic Hotel Bethlehem (1922), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Beaux Arts.
  • (1858), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Gothic Revival.
  • The Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (1968), Farmington, Pennsylvania. Located "at the center of the world-famous Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, it was once the peaceful hunting lodge of the Pittsburgh industrial titan, Willard F. Rockwell. Constructed in 1968, its immense popularity among his loved ones inspired Rockwell to turn the building into a vacation spot open to the public." Tudor Revival.
  • (1797), Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Beaux Arts.
  • (1890), Hawley, Pennsylvania. Originally the John S. O'Connor Glass Factory. Federal.
  • (1929), Hawley, Pennsylvania. In 13 historic structures on shoreline of Lake Wallenpaupack. Includes Colonial Revival architecture.
  • (1927), Hawley, Pennsylvania. Has Arts & Crafts furniture. Tudor Revival.
  • The Hotel Hershey (1933), Hershey, Pennsylvania. Implemented idiosyncratic vision of Milton S. Hershey. Spanish Colonial Revival.
  • Cork Factory Hotel (1865), Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Eclectic.
  • Lancaster Arts Hotel (1881), Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Eclectic.
  • (1867), Leola, Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania Dutch Country near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Includes "five restored agricultural structures including two 19th-century farmhouses and a tobacco barn," three holding guest rooms.
  • (1912), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beaux Arts.
  • The Bellevue Hotel (1904), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Renovated in 2016. Renaissance Revival.
  • (1924), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally served as the headquarters for the Salvation Army’s Western Pennsylvania Division.
  • Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh (1916), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Classic Revival.
  • Skytop Lodge (1928), Skytop, Pennsylvania. Colonial Revival.
  • (1931), State College, Pennsylvania. Colonial Revival.
  • Penn Wells Hotel (1869), Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Adjacent to associated Art Deco-style . Victorian.
  • Hotel Warner (1930), West Chester, Pennsylvania, also known as the Warner Theater. NRHP-listed in 1979 as a theater; converted into a hotel in 2012.

Rhode Island[]

  • (1940), Middletown, Rhode Island. "formerly known as the .) A massive hurricane in 1938 wiped out the town’s numerous beach establishments. Two years later, after the sand settled, the Toppa family decided to build a new inn on the beach, positioning the property 100 feet from the rocks and the ocean’s crashing waves." Colonial Revival.
  • (1926), Newport, Rhode Island. "the most recent multi-million dollar renovation finished in 2007". .

South Carolina[]

South Dakota[]

Tennessee[]

Texas[]

  • founding: Menger Hotel (1859), San Antonio, Texas[12]
  • Hotel Settles, Big Spring, Texas
  • The Stagecoach Inn (1852), Salado, Texas
  • , Fort Worth, Texas
  • Hilton Fort Worth (1921), Fort Worth, Texas. Originally Hotel Texas.
  • The Statler, Dallas, Texas
  • The Sam Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas
  • , Houston, Texas
  • , San Antonio, Texas
  • The Crockett Hotel (1909), San Antonio, Texas
  • Emily Morgan San Antonio - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (1924), San Antonio, Texas

Utah[]

Vermont[]

  • , Cavendish, Vermont.
  • (1827?), Middlebury, Vermont. Begun as the , a brick "public house" opened by Nathan Wood in 1827. Federal.
  • , Vergennes, Vermont. On Lake Champlain. Eclectic.
  • , Woodstock, Vermont.

Virginia[]

Washington[]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

Washington, D.C.[]

  • founding: Morrison-Clark Historic Inn (1864), Washington, D.C.
  • founding: The Mayflower Hotel (1925)
  • Capital Hilton (1943), Washington, D.C.
  • (1962), Washington, D.C.
  • (1929), Washington, D.C., converted to a hotel in 1994
  • Omni Shoreham Hotel (1930), Washington D.C.
  • (1922), Washington, D.C.
  • (1925), Washington, D.C., originally designed in Art Deco architecture by Mihran Mesrobian
  • The Churchill (1906). Beaux Arts architecture, originally a luxury apartment building.
  • The Fairfax at Embassy Row (1927), Washington, D.C.
  • (1962), Washington, D.C.
  • The Henley Park Hotel (1918), Washington, D.C.
  • The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC. Beaux Arts architecture.
  • Washington Hilton (1965), Washington, D.C.

Puerto Rico[]

U.S. Virgin Islands[]

  • (1653), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands

References[]

  1. ^ "Willard Hotel". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Caribbean Motel". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Historic Hotels of America". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Lawrence P. Horwitz statement".
  6. ^ "Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Point Clear, AL". Historic Hotels Worldwide.
  7. ^ "Downtown Anchorage Hotels | Hotel Captain Cook". Historic Hotels Worldwide.
  8. ^ "Berkeley Hotel". Historic Hotels Worldwide.
  9. ^ "The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, CA". Historic Hotels Worldwide.
  10. ^ The Savannah Historic District is one of the nation's largest historic landmark districts. The historic district was designated by the NRHP in November 1966; the original DeSoto is not specifically mentioned in the NRHP nomination form.
  11. ^ "Landmark Inn, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  12. ^ https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/the-menger-hotel/
  13. ^ "Blennerhassett Hotel". Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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