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"Consider everything in the nature of a hanging fixture a weakness, and naked radiators an abomination" -- Frank Lloyd Wright

Historic Hotels

This listing is condensed from the Historic Hotels of America 1997 guidebook.

Alabama

  • Radisson Admiral Semmes Hotel -- 1940
    252 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602
    334-432-8000

Arizona

  • Arizona Inn -- 1930
    2200 East Elm St, Tucson, AZ 85719
    520-325-1541

  • Hassayampa Inn -- 1927
    122 East Gurley St, Prescott, AZ 86301
    520-778-9434

  • San Carlos Hotel -- 1928
    202 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004
    602-253-4121

California

  • El Encanto - 1915
    1900 Lasuen Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
    805-687-5000

  • Eureka Inn - 1922
    518 7th Street, Eureka, CA 95501
    707-442-6441

  • Hotel del Coronado - 1888
    1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
    619-435-6611

  • Hotel La Rose - 1907
    308 Wilson Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
    707-579-3200

  • Hyatt Sainte Claire - 1926
    302 S. Market St, San Jose, CA 95113
    408-885-1234

  • La Playa - 1904
    8th at Camino Real, Carmel, CA 93921
    408-624-6476

  • La Valencia - 1926
    1132 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
    619-454-0771

  • Los Laureles - 1830's
    313 W. Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley, CA 93924
    408-659-2233

  • Mission Inn - 1876
    3649 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501
    909-784-0300

  • Ojai Valley Inn - 1923
    Country Club Rd, Ojai, CA 93023
    805-646-5511

  • Regal Biltmore - 1923
    506 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90071
    213-624-1011

  • The Argyle - 1930's
    8358 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069
    213-654-7100

  • The Georgian - 1931
    1415 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401
    310-395-9945

  • The Sherman House - 1876
    2160 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
    415-563-3600

Colorado

  • Historic Strater Hotel - 1887
    699 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301
    970-247-4431

  • Hotel Boulderado - 1909
    2113 13th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
    303-442-4344

  • Redstone Inn - 1902
    82 Redstone Blvd, Redstone, CO 81623
    970-963-2526

  • The Brown Palace Hotel - 1892
    321 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
    303-297-3111

  • The Hotel Jerome - 1889
    330 E. Main St, Aspen, CO 81611
    970-920-1000

  • The Oxford Hotel - 1891
    1600 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
    303-628-5400

Connecticut

  • The Lighthouse Inn - 1902
    6 Guthrie Place, New London, CT 06320
    860-443-8411

Delaware

  • Hotel du Pont - 1913
    11th and Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801
    302-594-3100

Washington DC

  • Renaissance Mayflower Hotel - 1925
    1127 Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC 20036
    202-347-3000

  • The Hay-Adams Hotel - 1927
    15th & H St, Washington DC 20006
    202-638-6600

  • The Henley Park Hotel - 1918
    926 Massachusetts Ave, Washington, DC 20001
    202-638-5200

  • The Morrison-Clark Inn - 1865
    1015 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
    202-898-1200

Florida

  • Brazilian Court - 1926
    301 Australian Ave, Palm Beach, FL 33480
    407-655-7740

  • La Concha - 1926
    430 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040
    305-296-2991

  • Lakeside Inn - 1883
    100 N Alexander St, Mount Dora, FL 32757
    352-383-4101

  • Renaissance Vinoy Resort - 1923
    501 5th Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
    813-894-1000

  • Ritz Plaza Hotel - 1940s
    1701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
    305-534-3500

  • The Don CeSar Beach Resort - 1928
    3400 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
    813-360-1881

  • The Park Central Hotel - 1937
    640 Ocean Drive, South Beach, FL 33139
    305-538-1611

Georgia

  • 1842 Inn - well, obviously
    353 College Street, Macon, GA 31201
    912-741-1842

  • Jekyll Island Club Hotel - 1888
    371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31427
    912-635-2600

  • The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort - 1935
    201 Arnold Rd, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
    912-638-3631

  • The Partridge Inn - 1879
    2110 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904
    706-737-8888

  • Windsor Hotel - 1892
    125 W. Lamar St, Americus, GA 31709
    912-924-1555

Illinois

  • Deer Path Inn - 1929
    255 E. Illinois Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
    847-234-2280

  • Omni Ambassador East - 1926
    1301 N. State Parkway, Chicago, IL 60610
    312-787-7200

  • Regal Knickerbocker - 1927
    163 E Walton Place, Chicago, IL 60611
    312-751-8100

Kentucky

  • Boone Tavern Hotel - 1909
    Main & Prospect St, Berea, KY 40404
    606-986-9359

  • The Camberley Brown Hotel - 1923
    335 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202
    502-583-1234

Louisiana

  • Hotel Maison deVille - c1800
    727 Rue Toulouse, New Orleans, LA 70130
    504-561-5858

  • Le Pavillion Hotel - 1907
    833 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70140
    504-581-3111

  • The Delta Queen - c 1926 paddleboard
    Robin Street Wharf, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA, 70130
    504-586-0631

Maine

  • Portland Regency Hotel - 1895
    20 Milk St, Portland, ME 04101
    207-774-4200

Maryland

  • Historic Inns of Annapolis - 1727, 1765, 1776, 1820
    58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
    410-263-2641

  • Kent Manor Inn - 1820
    500 Kent Manor Drive, Stevensville, MD 21666
    410-643-5757

  • the Admiral Fell Inn - 1787
    888 S. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
    410-522-7377

Massachusetts

  • Boston Park Plaza Hotel - 1927
    64 Arlington St, Boston, MA 02116
    617-426-2000

  • Chatham Bars Inn - 1914
    Shore Rd, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA 02633
    508-945-0096

  • Harbor View Hotel - 1891
    131 N. Water St, Edgartown, MA 02539
    508-627-7000

  • Hawthorne Hotel - 1920s
    On the Common, Salem, MA 01970
    508-744-4080

  • Hotel Northampton - 1927
    36 King Street, Northampton, MA 02060
    413-584-3100

  • the Charlotte Inn - 1705
    27 S. Summer St, Edgartown, MA 02539
    508-627-4751

  • The Red Lion Inn - 1773, 1897
    Main Street, Stockbridge, MA 01252
    413-298-5545

Minnesota

  • St. James Hotel - 1875
    406 Main St, Red Wing, MN 55066
    612-388-2846

  • The Saint Paul Hotel - 1856
    350 Market St, St. Paul, MN 55102
    612-292-9292

Mississippi

  • Monmouth Plantation - 1818
    36 Melrose Place, Natchez, MS 39120
    601-442-5821

Missouri

  • Hyatt Regency St. Louis
    One St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO 63101
    314-231-1234

  • The Crowne Plaza Majestic - 1913
    1019 Pine St, St. Louis, MO 63101
    314-436-2355

Montana

  • The Pollard - 1893
    2 N. Broadway, Red Lodge, MT 59068
    406-446-0001

Nebraska

  • Westin Aquila Hotel - 1924
    1615 Howard St, Omaha, NE 68102

New Hampshire

  • Eagle Mountain House - 1879
    Carter Notch Rd, Jackson NH 03846
    603-383-9111

  • The Balsams - 1866
    Lake Gloriette, Rt 26, Dixville Notch, NH 03576
    603-255-3400

New Jersey

  • The Grand Summit Hotel - 1868
    570 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ 07901
    908-273-3000

New Mexico

  • Hotel St. Francis - c 1880
    210 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
    505-983-5700

  • La Fonda - 1922
    100 E San Franciso St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
    505-982-5511

  • La Posada de Albuquerque - 1939
    125 2nd, Albuquerque, NM 87102
    505-242-9090

  • The Bishop's Lodge
    Bishop's Lodge Rd, Sante Fe, NM 87501
    505-983-6377

New York

  • Lake Placid Lodge - 1882
    Whiteface Inn Rd, Box 550, Lake Placid, NY 12946
    518-523-2700

  • Mohonk Mountain House - 1869
    Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY 12561
  • Tarrytown House
  • The Hotel Syracuse
  • The Otesaga - 1909
    60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
    607-547-9931

  • The Plaza
  • The Point - 1930
    HCR 1, Box 65, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
    518-891-5674

  • The Sagamore - 1883
    110 Sagamore Rd, Bolton Landing NY 12814
    518-644-9400

North Carolina

  • Holly Inn
  • Lake Lure Inn
  • Pinehurst Resort and Country Club
  • Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
  • The Dunhill Hotel
  • The Lords Proprieters' Inn

Ohio

  • Omni Netherland Plaza
  • Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
  • The Lafayette

Oregon

  • The Heathman Hotel

Pennsylvania

  • The Bellevue
  • The Hotel Hershey

Rhode Island

  • Hotel Viking

South Carolina

  • John Rutledge House Inn
  • Kings Courtyard inn

Tennessee

  • The Hermitage Suite Hotel
  • The Peabody

Texas

  • Hotel Galvez
  • Menger Hotel
  • The Driskill
  • The Remont House
  • The Stoneleigh Hotel

Utah

  • Radisson Suite Hotel

Vermont

  • Green Mountain Inn
  • The Equinox
  • The Middlebury Inn
  • The Old Tavern at Grafton

Virginia

  • Camberleys Martha Washington Inn
  • Lindon Row Inn
  • The Homestead
  • The Jefferson
  • Wayside Inn
  • Williamsburg Inn

West Virginia

  • Blennerhassett Hotel
  • Glen Ferris Inn
  • The Greenbriar

Wisconsin

  • The American Club
  • The Pfister

Canada

  • Le Chateau Montebello
  • The Empress

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