Ludington Hotel - Escanaba, MI
N 45° 44.740 W 087° 03.007
16T E 496101 N 5065791
The Ludington Hotel was built in 1864. It is located on Ludington St between 2nd and 3rd Sts in Escanaba, MI.
Waymark Code: WM4QN6
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2008
Views: 33
The marker reads:
"Ludington Hotel
In 1864, E. Gaynor built the Gaynor House hotel, which he renamed the Ludington House in 1871, after lumberman Nelson Ludington. In the late 1800s proprietor John Christie enlarged the hotel and renamed the establishment the New Ludington Hotel. An advertisement in the 1893 Michigan Gazeteer and Business Directory read, "New Ludington Hotel-The Largest and Only hotel In the city having Baths, Steam Heat and Electric Call Bells-$2.00 per day." The hotel exemplifies Queen Anne resort architecture, popular in the 1880s and 1890s.
Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State
Registered Local Site No. 881
Property of the State of Michigan, 1990"
Historical Date: 01/01/1864
Historical Name: E. Gaynor
Description:
In 1864, E. Gaynor built the Gaynor House hotel, which he renamed the Ludington House in 1871, after lumberman Nelson Ludington. In the late 1800s proprietor John Christie enlarged the hotel and renamed the establishment the New Ludington Hotel. An advertisement in the 1893 Michigan Gazeteer and Business Directory read, "New Ludington Hotel-The Largest and Only hotel In the city having Baths, Steam Heat and Electric Call Bells-$2.00 per day." The hotel exemplifies Queen Anne resort architecture, popular in the 1880s and 1890s.
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: 881
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