Hotel President
| Hotel President | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hilton President Kansas City in April 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Kansas City, USA |
| Coordinates | 39°05′51″N 94°35′03″W / 39.0975°N 94.5843°WCoordinates: 39°05′51″N 94°35′03″W / 39.0975°N 94.5843°W |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Management | Hilton Hotels |
| Height | |
| Roof | 143 ft (44 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Shepard & Wiser |
The Hotel President is a historic hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. It is now operated as the Hilton President Kansas City by Hilton Hotels Corporation.
History
The Hotel President was built in a construction boom that also saw the erection of the nearby Mainstreet Theater, Midland Theatre, and Kansas City Power and Light Building. The hotel was completed in 1926. In 1928, it was the headquarters for the 1928 Republican National Convention, which nominated Herbert Hoover for President. The hotel's Drum Room lounge attracted entertainers from across the country, including Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, and Marilyn Maye. The Hotel President was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The hotel closed its doors in 1980; it underwent a $45.5 million restoration by developers H. Drake Leddy and Ron Jury and reopened in 2005 as the Hilton President Kansas City.
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President Hotel | |
| Location | 1327-1335 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Shepard & Wiser; Siedhoff,George |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Hotels in Downtown Kansas City TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 83001016[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 08, 1983 |
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
External links
Media related to Hotel President at Wikimedia Commons