The Park Hotel, located on North Park Avenue across from Courthouse Square.

Dublin Core

Title

The Park Hotel, located on North Park Avenue across from Courthouse Square.

Creator

Bruce M. McEntyre

Date

Circa 1920s.

Format

jpeg

Identifier

050-001-034

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Location

Warren (Ohio)

Original Format

Black and white photograph.

Physical Dimensions

20.5 x 25.5 cm.

Notes

The Park Hotel opened its doors sometime prior to 1883 and stayed in business until 1972, whereupon it sat vacant for many years. In 1986 it was purchased by a group of local businessmen and underwent an extensive restoration project, only to be purchased by Comfort Inn and renovated once again in 2002.

The 1888 hotel was a three-story brick structure of fifty guest rooms with stone and terra cotta trimmings that fronted onto Park Avenue and Courthouse Square. The woodwork inside the hotel was primarily cherry, and the floor of the main lobby was laid with tiles. The United Lines telegraph company had an office on the ground floor that provided communications with the rooms. A grand staircase wound to the third story and was lit by light from stained glass windows, but a hydraulic elevator was available for baggage and guests. The hotel was heated with steam. Outside the hotel was a livery and hack line.

Repository

Local History & Genealogy Center, Warren- Trumbull County Public Library