Hotel Perry - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Located in Petoskey (Michigan), this hotel was built around the turn of the 20th century for travelers looking to avoid the summer heat by coming to northern Michigan. This building was one of the first brick buildings in the city and was able to claim to be "fire proof".

Historical Name: Norman J. Perry Description: During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, city dwellers from the Midwest escaped hot summers in the fresh air of northern Michigan. Constructed in 1899 for Norman J. Perry, the Hotel Perry catered to these vacationers with its location near Little Traverse Bay and the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Depot. At the Perry, a Petoskey social hub, guests and local citizens attended "hops" and enjoyed the hotel orchestra. One of the city's earliest brick buildings, the hotel was advertised in 1900 as "fire proof" and boasted steam heat, electric service, a barber shop, a buffet restaurant, and a newsstand. The Hotel Perry is included in the Petoskey Downtown National Register Historic District. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: website: [Web Link] Registered Site #: 2067 Historical Date: Not listed

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