27 Iconic Historic Hotels Inducted into Historic Hotels of America in 2018

Historic Hotels of America^®, the official program of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating
the finest and most significant historic hotels, has inducted 27
historic hotels into membership in 2018. The oldest hotel dates back to
the 1880s. Many of the historic hotels are adaptive reuse historic
hotels that have involved converting some or all of a historically
significant building to a hotel. Originally, these buildings were built
for another purpose in their history. 16 of the 27 historic hotels
inducted in 2018 are listed in the National Register of Historic Places,
four of the inducted hotels have been designated as National Historic
Landmarks or are contributing structures in historic districts that have
been designated as National Historic Landmarks by the U.S. Secretary of
the Interior. The 27 inducted historic hotels represent independent
hotels, brands, and collections from across the U.S.A. from 16 different
states:

• 21c Museum Hotel Louisville by MGallery+ (1880s) Louisville,
  Kentucky
  Hotel fun fact: During the 1870s, robbers
  successfully stole $300,000 from the Falls City Bank. The heist was
  one of the largest in the country at the time.
• Inn at Perry Cabin (1816) Saint Michaels, Maryland
  Hotel
  fun fact: Originally designed and built in 1816 by Samuel Hambleton,
  who was a War of 1812 Navy veteran and aide-de-camp to Commodore
  Oliver Hazard Perry. The Inn was built to resemble the Commodore’s
  cabin (‘Perry Cabin’) on the flagship U.S.S. Niagara. The Inn
  at Perry Cabin was featured prominently in the 2005 box office hit
  Wedding Crashers. It was the site of the main wedding reception
  that appeared in the film.
• Blackburn Inn+ (1828) Staunton, Virginia
  Hotel fun
  fact: The building’s namesake, Thomas R. Blackburn, trained as an
  architect under Thomas Jefferson. Blackburn worked closely with
  Jefferson on the design of a number of architectural projects in
  Virginia, including the University of Virginia. The university is now
  one of the nation’s leading research institutions, as well as a
  designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The Stagecoach Inn+ (1852) Salado, Texas
  Hotel fun
  fact: Over the years many famous guests found respite at The
  Stagecoach Inn including, Sam Houston, General George Custer, Robert
  E. Lee, Jr., cattle barons, Shanghai Pierce, Charles Goodnight, and
  outlaws Sam Bass and Jesse James.
• La Posada de Santa Fe, A Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa+
  (1881) Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Hotel fun fact: La Posada has been
  known as “The Art Hotel of New Mexico” for its long practice of
  exhibiting and selling original local artwork. The hotel’s Gallery
  Collection is a professionally curated celebration of painting and
  sculpture from the American Southwest.
• 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City by MGallery+ (1888) Kansas
  City, Missouri
  Hotel fun fact: President Harry S. Truman and
  his wife, Bess, were regulars at the hotel’s restaurant, the Savoy
  Grill. The couple frequently dined in the restaurant’s number four
  booth, which guests can still visit today.
• Riggs Washington DC+ (1891) Washington, DC
  Hotel
  fun fact: Known as the “Bank of Presidents,” 23 different U.S.
  Presidents and their families, including Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D.
  Eisenhower, banked at Riggs National Bank throughout its history. In
  1868, Riggs Bank supplied the U.S. government with a loan of $7.2
  million in gold bullion to purchase Alaska from Russia.
• The Holly Inn++ (1895) Village of Pinehurst, North
  Carolina
  Hotel fun fact: Pinehurst Resort and its village were
  designed by famed landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted as a health
  retreat amid towering pines and mild Southern breezes. Pinehurst was
  the site of the first miniature golf course and practice facility in
  America; its founder James Tufts, never played the game.
• The Lodge at the Presidio++ (1894) San Francisco, California
  Hotel
  fun fact: The Lodge, located in Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
  is the former US Army post’s Montgomery Street Barracks, built from
  1895 to 1897. Many of the guestrooms feature views of either the
  Golden Gate Bridge, the forest, or the San Francisco Bay.
• Belleview Inn (1897) Belleview, Florida
  Hotel fun fact:
  The story of the Belleview Inn begins with Henry Plant, a railroad and
  steamship entrepreneur from the 19th century, who realized that his
  passengers would need somewhere to stay. Plant built a grand, Queen
  Anne-style Victorian hotel that exuded Gilded Age grandeur in 1897.
  Many famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians, including
  former Presidents of the United States Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter,
  have visited Belleview Inn.
• 21c Museum Hotel Nashville by MGallery (1900) Nashville,
  Tennessee
  Hotel fun fact: Local architectural firm Thompson,
  Gibel & Asmus was responsible for designing the original building, as
  well as many other historical buildings in Tennessee.
• The Carolina Hotel++ (1901) Village of Pinehurst, North
  Carolina
  Hotel fun fact: Head of the Pinehurst Gun Club,
  sharpshooter Annie Oakley would give shooting exhibitions at The
  Carolina Hotel twice weekly, instructing thousands through the
  mid-1920s.
• The Candler Hotel Atlanta, Curio Collection by Hilton+ (1906)
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Hotel fun fact: The Candler building was one
  of the first luxurious high-rise buildings in Atlanta, which can be
  seen in the detail of the building’s Amicalola marble from north
  Georgia. The 17-story building was meant to be a monument to
  Asa G. Candler--prominent Atlanta businessman, one-time mayor, and
  philanthropist who founded the Coca-Cola Empire.
• DoubleTree by Hilton Youngstown Downtown+ (1907) Youngstown,
  Ohio
  Hotel fun fact: Architect Albert Kahn designed the
  building, originally known as the Stambaugh Building with Neoclassical
  architecture. Khan is revered as the leading industrial architect of
  his day.
• 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati by MGallery+ (1912) Cincinnati, Ohio
  Hotel
  fun fact: Cincinnati Reds star outfielder, Edd Roush, learned of the
  Black Sox Scandal at the hotel during the infamous 1919 World Series.
• 21c Museum Hotel Lexington by MGallery+ (1913)
  Lexington, Kentucky
  Hotel fun fact: The Fayette National Bank
  Building bears the distinction of being Lexington’s first skyscraper,
  as well as the first building in the region with an elevator.
• 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City by MGallery+ (1916)
  Oklahoma, Oklahoma
  Hotel fun fact: The famed industrial
  architect Albert Kahn designed the assembly plant that would later
  become the hotel. Kahn created over a thousand different buildings for
  the Ford Motor Company in his lifetime.
• The Sire Hotel Lexington, Tapestry Collection by Hilton (1917)
  Lexington, Kentucky
  Hotel fun fact: Guests can explore the
  Gratz Park Historic District and visit the park’s Fountain of Youth,
  dedicated to James Lane Allen, one of Kentucky’s fist significant
  novelists.
• Hotel Phillips+ (1918) Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  Hotel
  fun fact: The Hotel Phillips is significant for being the tallest
  commercial office building in the entire state of South Dakota at the
  time it was built in 1918.
• The Manor Inn++ (1923) Village of Pinehurst, North
  Carolina
  Hotel fun fact: Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer often
  said that he had fond memories of The Manor Inn, where both he and his
  father stayed whenever they traveled to Pinehurst together.
• Distrikt Hotel Pittsburgh, Curio Collection by Hilton+ (1924)
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Hotel fun fact: Architect Thomas
  Paige designed Distrikt Hotel’s unique appearance. He also designed
  several other noteworthy structures in the area including the Mellon
  Institute.
• Hotel Casa del Mar+ (1926) Santa Monica, California
  Hotel
  fun fact: Architect Charles J. Plummer designed Casa del Mar; this
  Grande Dame is one of the best surviving examples of Italian
  Renaissance Revival architecture in Santa Monica.
• The Greystone Hotel+ (1939) Miami, Florida
  Hotel
  fun fact: Architect Henry Hohauser originally designed the hotel.
  Designing over 300 buildings in his career, he is largely responsible
  for Miami’s Art Deco appearance.
• 21c Museum Hotel Durham by MGallery (1937) Durham, North
  Carolina
  Hotel fun fact: In addition to this hotel, the
  architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon designed many other famous
  American buildings throughout the 20^th
  century, including the iconic Empire State Building in New York City.
• Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton+ (1927) Tulsa,
  Oklahoma
  Hotel fun fact: The Tulsa Club first opened with many
  luxurious facilities for its time, including several gymnasiums, a
  grand ballroom, and a stunning rooftop garden called the Sky Terrace.
• Georgetown Inn (1962) Washington, D.C.
  Hotel fun fact:
  Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Gordon Cooper, Jim Lovell, and Dick Gordon
  were guests at the Georgetown Inn in January 1967.
• The Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (1968) Farmington,
  Pennsylvania
  Hotel fun fact: The Lodge at Nemacolin
  Woodlands Resort harkens back to its original establishment as the
  hunting retreat of Colonel Willard F. Rockwell, founder and CEO of
  Pittsburgh-based Rockwell International and his wife, Clara Thayer, a
  descendent of John Alden, who was a passenger on the Mayflower when it
  landed at Plymouth Rock.

“Each of these iconic historic hotels has contributed to our nation’s
history and is an excellent example of historic preservation,” said
Lawrence Horwitz, Executive Director, Historic Hotels of America and
Historic Hotels Worldwide. “Each is unique and has a history worth
exploring and experiencing. We are delighted to recognize and celebrate
these wonderful historic hotels. We applaud their community leaders,
owners, management, and associates for being great stewards of the
stories about world leaders, celebrities, and other luminaries that were
involved in the original building and use of these historic icons or as
guests stayed in these hotels.”

In addition to the hotels listed above inducted by Historic Hotels of
America in 2018, its affiliate and a program for recognizing the finest
historic hotels around the world, Historic
Hotels Worldwide, inducted 75 legendary historic hotels in 2018 into
its prestigious registry.

Notes:
+Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
++
Designated as a National Historic Landmark or a contributing structure
in a historic district Designated as a National Historic Landmark by the
U.S. Secretary of the Interior

About Historic Hotels of America^®

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 300 historic
hotels that have all faithfully maintained their authenticity, sense of
place, and architectural integrity in the United States of America,
including 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and Puerto Rico. 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. To learn more, please visit HistoricHotels.org.

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