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| Lawrence Horwitz |
WASHINGTON, DC – Jan. 9,
2017, Historic Hotels of America® has inducted 37 historic hotels into
membership in 2016.
The oldest historic hotel
inducted dates to 1789. Hotels nominated and accepted into the prestigious
National Trust for Historic Preservation Historic Hotels of America program in
2016 range in age from 227 years to 51 years old.
These newly inducted historic hotels represent
19 states and include Hotel Captain Cook, the first member hotel in the state
of Alaska. Nine of the 37 historic hotels are listed in the National Register
of Historic Places (see NRHP below).
Historic Hotels of America
welcomed these new members in 2016:
· The Georges (1789) Lexington, Virginia
(AR)
· Woodstock Inn & Resort (1793)
Woodstock, Vermont
· The Bedford Village Inn (1810)
Bedford, New Hampshire (AR)
· Historic Hotels of Lake Geneva (1856)
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (AR)
· Plaza Hotel 1882 (1882) Las Vegas, New
Mexico
· Montvale Hotel (1899) Spokane,
Washington (NRHP)
· The DeSoto (1890; 1968) Savannah,
Georgia
· AKA Times Square (1893) New York, New
York (NRHP)
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| Veronica Lake |
· Ames Boston Hotel, Curio Collection by
Hilton (1893) Boston, Massachusetts (AR,NRHP)
· White Stallion Ranch (1900) Tucson,
Arizona
· Pioneer Inn (1901) Lahaina, Maui,
Hawaii
· The Redbury New York (1903) New York,
New York
· XV Beacon (1903) Boston, Massachusetts
(NRHP)
· AKA Wall Street (1907) New York, New
York (AR)
· AKA Rittenhouse Square (1912)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AR)
· Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont
Hotel (1915) Berkeley, California
· Hotel Congress (1918) Tucson, Arizona
(NRHP)
· Marriott Syracuse Downtown (1924)
Syracuse, New York (NRHP)
· The Scarlet Huntington (1924) San
Francisco, California
· La Valencia Hotel (1926) La Jolla,
California
· dusitD2 Hotel Constance Pasadena
(1926) Pasadena, California
· The Hollywood Roosevelt (1927) Los
Angeles, California
· NOPSI Hotel New Orleans, a Salamander
Hotel (1927) New Orleans, Louisiana (AR)
· Hotel Durant- Berkeley (1928)
Berkeley, California
· The Renwick Hotel New York City, Curio
Collection by Hilton (1928) New York, New York
(AR)
· AKA Sutton Place (1929) New York, New
York
· Silver Birches Resort (1929) Hawley,
Pennsylvania
· Hotel Warner (1930) West Chester,
Pennsylvania (AR, NRHP)
· Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio
Collection by Hilton (1931) Kansas City, Missouri (NRHP)
· The Lodge at Wakulla Springs (1937)
Crawfordville, Florida (NRHP)
· The Raleigh Miami Beach (1940) Miami
Beach, Florida
· The Campbell House Lexington, Curio
Collection by Hilton (1949) Lexington, Kentucky
· Morris Inn (1952) Notre Dame, Indiana
· Hotel Valley Ho (1956) Scottsdale,
Arizona
· The Dewberry (1964) Charleston, South
Carolina (AR)
· Hotel Captain Cook (1964) Anchorage,
Alaska
· Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph
Collection (1965) Kohala Coast, Hawaii
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| Frank Sinatra |
Ten of the historic hotels are adaptive reuse
(AR) projects that have involved converting some or all of a historic building
to a hotel. Originally, these buildings were built for another purpose in their
history.
Examples include buildings originally built as
a historic theatre, a military barracks, U.S. post office, office buildings,
private homes, farmhouse, and residential buildings.
Several of these historic
hotels have ties to famous guests, and have been featured in television and
film. The Pioneer Inn has been the background for a number of films and
television shows, such as The Devil at 4 O’Clock, a movie starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra, as well as the TV series Hawaii 5-0, Hawaiian Eye,
Adventures in Paradise, and Baywatch.
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| Spencer Tracy |
The White Stallion Ranch
can be seen in over 25 films and television shows dating back to 1939 when William Holden shot Arizona on the site
of the ranch.
Famed Hollywood star Veronica Lake lived and worked as a barmaid at The Redbury New York
during a slower point in her career. Several films have either been inspired by
or filmed at The Bedford Village Inn, including In Your Eyes starring Jennifer Grey.
“Each of these historic
hotels has contributed to our nation’s history,” said Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Director, Historic Hotels of America
and Historic Hotels Worldwide.
“One was built as the
first hotel in New York City to provide both short term and long term lodging
for professional women. Another was the site of the first Academy Awards
ceremony held in Hollywood on May 16, 1929.
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| John Steinbeck |
Another was once the NYC
residence to John Steinbeck, Thomas Mann
and other celebrated writers and artists. One was built and is still home to
the world’s longest known marble bar, at 70 feet 3 inches. Each is unique and
has a history worth exploring and experiencing. We are delighted to recognize
these wonderful historic hotels.”
Historic Hotels of America
is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for
recognizing and celebrating the finest Historic Hotels.
Historic Hotels of America
has more than 295 historic hotels that have all faithfully maintained their
authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity in the United States
of America, including 46 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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| Thomas Mann |
Historic Hotels of America is comprised of
mostly independently owned and operated properties. More than 30 of the world’s
finest hospitality brands, chains, and collections are represented in Historic
Hotels of America.
To be nominated and
selected for membership into this prestigious program, a hotel must be at least
50 years old; has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as a
National Historic Landmark or listed in or eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places; and recognized as having historic significance.
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on how to leverage your historic hotel.
To view the Historic
Hotels of America 2016 Annual Directory visit www.HistoricHotels.org/Directory.
(NRHP) Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
(AR) Adaptive Reuse
converted hotel originally built for another purpose
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Heather Taylor
Historic Hotels of
America
Manager, Marketing
Communications
Tel: +1 202 772 8333 Fax:
+1 202 772 8338
htaylor@historichotels.org
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