The DeSoto

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The DeSoto
DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, GA, US.jpg
The DeSoto in 2020
General information
LocationMadison Square
Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates32°04′27″N 81°05′35″W / 32.0742°N 81.0931°W / 32.0742; -81.0931Coordinates: 32°04′27″N 81°05′35″W / 32.0742°N 81.0931°W / 32.0742; -81.0931
OwnerOTH Hotels & Resorts

The DeSoto is a historic hotel at 15 East Liberty Street on Madison Square in Savannah, Georgia, constructed in 1968. It is within the area of the Savannah Historic District,[1] which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1966, although it is not specifically mentioned in the nomination form.

History[]

First Hotel DeSoto[]

The original Hotel DeSoto was a 300-room resort, designed by William G. Preston and built in 1890. It closed in 1965 and was demolished.[2][3]

First Hotel DeSoto

  • The first Hotel DeSoto, seen in 1909.

  • View in 1900

Modern Hotel DeSoto[]

The current structure was built on the site of the original hotel and opened in 1968 as the DeSoto Hilton.[4] It underwent a $9.4 million renovation in 2017 and was renamed The DeSoto.[3] It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Savannah Map".
  2. ^ "'It was never anything other than the DeSoto': Savannah's stalwart hotel moves to new era". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "The DeSoto". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Savannah Then and Now: The DeSoto hotel". WSAV-TV. 23 January 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

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