Hotel President

President Hotel

Hilton President Kansas City in April 2011
Location 1327-1335 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926
Architect Shepard & Wiser; Siedhoff, George
MPS Hotels in Downtown Kansas City TR
NRHP Reference # 83001016[1]
Added to NRHP August 08, 1983
Looking north at the President Hotel

The Hotel President, formerly the President Hotel, is a historic hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It is now operated as the Hilton President Kansas City by Hilton Hotels Corporation.

History

The President Hotel was built and completed in 1926 by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and operated by the United Hotels Company.[2] The hotel 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 closed its doors in 1980. It later underwent a $45.5 million restoration by developers H. Drake Leddy and Ron Jury and reopened in 2005 as the Hilton President Kansas City.

The Hotel President was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Significance

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.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Receivers Name for Hotel Firm". The New York Times. November 18, 1933. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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Hotel President looking from the convention center
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