Wolcott Hotel

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Wolcott Hotel.

The Wolcott Hotel, New York was built in the 1900s by William C. Dewey and designed by architect John H. Duncan. Duncan used a bold Beaux-Arts style combined with French Neo Classicism. Architects’ and Builders’ Magazine, in an extensive article about Wolcott published in September 1903, wrote on the exterior design. Although planned in 1902 with a projected year to finish, it was not completed until March 1904, where it was then leased by Dewey to James H. Breslin a prominent hotel man at the time. Later accounts mention labor strikes caused delays going past Deweys fininancing due for repayment. In early 1905 The American Mortgage Company repossesed the building, after which Dewey retired. Breslins lease remained, he moved in after the opening on March 1, 1904. The hotel was popular with travelers, but also housed many permanent residents of quiet accomplishment in the city. The later history of the hotel was less notable historically but it remains a reminder to this day of turn of the century New York.