Best Historic Hotels in North America

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This grand historic hotel in downtown Charleston welcomes its guests to the charming Holy City's historic district. Dating back to 1865, the expansive property served as both a headquarters for The Atlantic Coast Insurance Company and as a home for the wealthy Rodgers family.

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This hotel is a sentry of history, as it was once the tallest building in town and was built in 1900. Named after the wife of King George III before the American Revolution, the hotel offers guests an immersive experience through the American history.

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From cowboys, sheriffs and soldiers running through the slopes, Jerome has seen it all. Opened in 1889, it was the main social-hub for Aspen to tell stories. Now it is turned into an elegant getaway while it is still rooted back to its rugged past.

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For more than 100 years, the “Grand Dame of Sherbrooke Street” as it was named, has welcomed illustrious guests and it has been the place where prestigious local Montrealers from the worlds of literature, fashion, arts, high society and politics have come to meet over a lunch in the garden or a glass of champagne.

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This historic estate was built in 1895. Surrounded by hundred year old oaks, it is marked by late Victorian-era aesthetic.

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Originally built in 1912 as a replacement headquarters for the famous hat maker, D.B. Fisk & Company, when the Chicago flames of 1877 took the first headquarters. It was then sold to Oxford House group in 1958 and turned into a unique and elegant hotel.

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Arguably the oldest hotel corner in America, dating back to the Spaniard foundation in 1607, it boasts rich history and atmosphere. With its expansive 400 year history, it was the go-to lodging among trappers, soldiers, gold-seekers, gamblers and politicians. During the Civil War, New Mexico statehood and railroad expansion, the hotel structure changed and developed over time while still maintaining some key architectural elements. In 1922, it received its first modern iteration despite the changing owners. When it was leased to Fred Harvey, he turned it to one of his Harvey House gems until 1968. During that time, it was a vital piece in the puzzle of turning the wild west into a more progressive and inclusive region to women and people of color.

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Before becoming The Chatwal New York, this iconic building had been the epicenter of American theater for the 20th century. Built in 1905 by Stanford White and renovated over time, this jewel is located in the heart of New York.

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In the 1900s, Nurse O'Connell managed this humble three story hotel. Although she was a woman of charisma and kindness, she was particularly known for her bright red hair. For that, she was dubbed the "princess". She went on to care for the hotel for several years. A few years later, Doctor Karn von Ruck used this property as a place to cure the sick. He wondered what he would name its roof. Something hospitable, homely and humble. So he settled with Nurse O'Connell's name and title, Princess Anne.

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Originally opened as the Boston Museum of Arts in 1912, this hotel is bustling with artistic atmosphere within its foundations. "Copley Plaza" is derived from the famous American painter John Singleton Copley dating back to the 18th century.

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Opened in 1986 and designed to pay tribute to 19th century architecture. The Belmond name debuted in 1976 at the Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice.

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The hotel was named, founded and managed by Colonel Driskill himself. It opened in 1886 and was considered as one of the most luxurious and expensive hotels of its time. In the course of a long and vigorous 200 year journey, the hotel went through multiple acquisitions, auctions and renovations. Thanks to its special place in history and in the local's hearts, the property was saved and is now regarded as "one of the finest hotels in Texas".

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Humbly built in 1909 as a warehouse for the California Fruit Canners Association under Del Monte. In 1974, the City of San Francisco declared the property as a historic landmark. Today it is a striking figure on the Wharf because of its red-brick, turn-of-the-century architecture.

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Opened in 1923, originally built as a private clubhouse and a golf course for the wealthy Edward Drummond Libbey by the architect Wallace Neff. Its distinctive beauty inspired Frank Capra to depict it as Shagri-La in Lost Horizon and other films such as Chinatown and The Two Jakes.

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The Financial Centre building was built in 1926 on top of the Parrott Building from 1852, designed by the architect Frederick H. Meyer with Albin R. Johnson. In 2002, it opened as a luxurious Omni hotel, adorned with Italian marble and Austrian crystal chandeliers.

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Opened in 1911, this historic hotel has served as a coast guard facility in World War II, a comfortable refuge for Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and a stand-in for the White House under Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Sitting right at the heart of New York City, this historic hotel was built in 1916.

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Boasting over 300 years of history, the property was used as a wharf, cannon battery and a port for British merchants. Archeological digs around the sites found artifacts dating back to 1600s. The luxurious hotel was a significant sentry of Quebec's history.

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Edwin Wiley Grove, a then-famous investor and now dubbed as the "Father of Modern Asheville", bought 408 acres of land in Asheville to build residential neighbourhoods. After two years, Grove started planning the hotel with Seely. Hand built by 400 men hauling granite boulders from the Sunset Mountain, the hotel opened for business less than a year later. Jennings Bryan, the Secretary of State, delivered an address for the grand-opening. The hotel is a proud member of the "Historic Hotels of America".

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Originally built in 1907 as a residential hotel. The property was purchased in 1917 by Juliet and Clifford Kimball for expansion and was later sold in 1962. Around the mid-1980s, the hotel was then again rebuilt and repurposed.