Cincinnatian Hotel
History
Built in 1882, The Cincinnatian Hotel was designed as a "Grand Hotel" of the 19th century. Originally named the Palace Hotel, the eight-story French Second Empire hotel was the tallest building in Cincinnati and designed by the same architect as Cincinnati's Music Hall and City Hall. The Palace Hotel featured 300 guest rooms and a shared bathroom at either end of each corridor. The Palace hotel provided modern improvements such as electric lights and hydraulic elevators to its guests. There were hitching posts outside and the hotel was located where the trolley cars made their turn.
The hotel was renamed the Palace Hotel Cincinnatian on September 24, 1948, which was then shortened to the Hotel Cincinnatian in 1951.
The hotel underwent a massive $25 million renovation in 1987, that added a glass-domed atrium and reduced the 300 guest rooms to 146 rooms including seven suites. The renovation retained the hotel's marble and walnut grand staircase. The original Cricket Restaurant was replaced by the Palace Restaurant and the Cricket Lounge.
In 2017, the hotel was purchased by SREE Hotels of Charlotte. After extensive remodeling in 2018, which left only the marble and walnut grand staircase as the only part of the interior of the hotel from 1882, the hotel reopened under the management of Hilton Worldwide and became part of its upscale Curio Collection brand. The Palace Restaurant and the Cricket Lounge were replaced by the Hannaford Market, where breakfast and brunch are served and named for the architect of the building, and Brick and Mortar, a gastropub.
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
- ^ "Biographical Directory of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940: Emery family". architecturecincy.org. Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "The Cincinnatian Hotel, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ Campbell, Polly. "The Cincinnatian is open again as a Hilton Curio hotel". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Stradling, David (October 1, 2003). Cincinnati: From River City to Highway Metropolis. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 9780738524405. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Kenny, Daniel J. (1895). "Illustrated Guide to Cincinnati and the World's Columbian Exposition". R. Clarke. p. 42. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ "Palace is Added to Cincinnatian Hotel's Name". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Cincinnatian Hotel adds 2 new restaurants". WCPO. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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