Historic Hotels of America is a program of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the program accepts nominations and identifies hotels in the
United States that have maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity.
As of 2015, the program included over 260 members in 44 of the 50 states and
Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and
Washington, D.C..[3] By 2022, the program expanded to include 273 hotels.[4] This article lists current and former member hotels.
The program generates funds for the National Trust through commissions on bookings done through their website,[6] and from membership fees.[citation needed]
Current and former members of the HHA program, by state, include:
The DeSoto (1890), Savannah. This is a 1968 replacement to a historic hotel that was built in 1890, demolished in 1965 or so. It is located in
Savannah Historic District.[20]
The Sherman,[8] (1852), Batesville. "in the heart of historic downtown Batesville, a convenient midway meeting point between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, The Sherman is a well-loved locale for the people of the town and an important Indiana landmark." Tudor Style.
founding:
Mount Washington Hotel (1902), Bretton Woods. "was the setting for the historic Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944." Renaissance Revival.
Caribbean Motel (1957),
Wildwood Crest. " in the New Jersey beach resort community of
The Wildwoods – home to the largest surviving collection of mid-20th century commercial beach resort architecture in North America."
The Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (1968), Farmington. Located "at the center of the world-famous
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, it was once the peaceful hunting lodge of the Pittsburgh industrial titan,
Willard F. Rockwell. Constructed in 1968, its immense popularity among his loved ones inspired Rockwell to turn the building into a vacation spot open to the public." Tudor Revival
Ledges Hotel (1890), Hawley. Originally the John S. O'Connor Glass Factory. Federal
Newport Beach Hotel & Suites (1940), Middletown, "formerly known as the
Inn at Newport Beach." A massive hurricane in 1938 wiped out the town's numerous beach establishments. Two years later, after the sand settled, the Toppa family decided to build a new inn on the beach, positioning the property 100 feet from the rocks and the ocean's crashing waves." Colonial Revival
The Hotel Viking (1926), Newport, "the most recent multi-million dollar renovation finished in 2007".
Viking Hotel.
General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884), Greeneville. Originally the Grand Hotel, later the Hotel Brumley.
John Hunt Morgan was shot and fell here. Included in
Greenville Historic District.
^The Savannah Historic District is one of the nation's largest historic landmark districts. The historic district was designated by the
NRHP in November 1966; the original DeSoto is not specifically mentioned in the NRHP nomination form.
Historic Hotels of America is a program of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the program accepts nominations and identifies hotels in the
United States that have maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity.
As of 2015, the program included over 260 members in 44 of the 50 states and
Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and
Washington, D.C..[3] By 2022, the program expanded to include 273 hotels.[4] This article lists current and former member hotels.
The program generates funds for the National Trust through commissions on bookings done through their website,[6] and from membership fees.[citation needed]
Current and former members of the HHA program, by state, include:
The DeSoto (1890), Savannah. This is a 1968 replacement to a historic hotel that was built in 1890, demolished in 1965 or so. It is located in
Savannah Historic District.[20]
The Sherman,[8] (1852), Batesville. "in the heart of historic downtown Batesville, a convenient midway meeting point between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, The Sherman is a well-loved locale for the people of the town and an important Indiana landmark." Tudor Style.
founding:
Mount Washington Hotel (1902), Bretton Woods. "was the setting for the historic Bretton Woods Monetary Conference in 1944." Renaissance Revival.
Caribbean Motel (1957),
Wildwood Crest. " in the New Jersey beach resort community of
The Wildwoods – home to the largest surviving collection of mid-20th century commercial beach resort architecture in North America."
The Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (1968), Farmington. Located "at the center of the world-famous
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, it was once the peaceful hunting lodge of the Pittsburgh industrial titan,
Willard F. Rockwell. Constructed in 1968, its immense popularity among his loved ones inspired Rockwell to turn the building into a vacation spot open to the public." Tudor Revival
Ledges Hotel (1890), Hawley. Originally the John S. O'Connor Glass Factory. Federal
Newport Beach Hotel & Suites (1940), Middletown, "formerly known as the
Inn at Newport Beach." A massive hurricane in 1938 wiped out the town's numerous beach establishments. Two years later, after the sand settled, the Toppa family decided to build a new inn on the beach, positioning the property 100 feet from the rocks and the ocean's crashing waves." Colonial Revival
The Hotel Viking (1926), Newport, "the most recent multi-million dollar renovation finished in 2007".
Viking Hotel.
General Morgan Inn & Conference Center (1884), Greeneville. Originally the Grand Hotel, later the Hotel Brumley.
John Hunt Morgan was shot and fell here. Included in
Greenville Historic District.
^The Savannah Historic District is one of the nation's largest historic landmark districts. The historic district was designated by the
NRHP in November 1966; the original DeSoto is not specifically mentioned in the NRHP nomination form.