Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the program accepts nominations and identifies hotels in the United States that have maintained their authenticity, sense of place, and architectural integrity.
6-675: The Hawthorne Hotel is a historic hotel located on Washington Square West in Salem, Massachusetts . The hotel is named after novelist and Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne . Built in 1925, the hotel is currently a member of the Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation . The U.S. News & World Report ranked it the number one hotel in Salem. It has also been listed as one of
12-1156: A National Historic Landmark or listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places ; and recognized as having historic significance. The program generates funds for the National Trust through commissions on bookings done through their website, and from membership fees. Current and former members of the HHA program, by state, include: Former members: Former members: 2022 HHA still Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Formerly listed: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Former members: Charter members of Historic Hotels of America no longer with
18-525: A member of the Historic Hotels of America in 1991. Historic Hotels of America As of 2015, the program included over 260 members in 44 of the 50 states and Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and Washington, D.C. . By 2024, the program expanded to include 281 hotels. To be included in the program, a hotel must be at least 50 years old, designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior as
24-544: The ground by flames. Between 1863 and 1864, the Marine Society ordered the reconstruction of the building. The American Civil War was going on and patience was needed. By 1923, prominent members of the Salem community agreed that the city needed a modern hotel to house the increasing travelers for business. Frank Poor, founder of the Sylvania Lighting Company and North Shore native, was
30-536: The most outspoken about ideas about the hotel. Construction of the hotel as it is today began in 1924, and on July 23 the following year the hotel was inaugurated and opened to the public as the Hotel Hawthorne. The Salem Marine Society was able to rebuild their headquarters into the Hotel. In the 1950s, the hotel temporarily changed its name to Hawthorne Motor Hotel due to the growing demand for cars. It became
36-694: The top allegedly haunted places in Massachusetts and the country. Before the hotel’s construction, the location the hotel sits on used to be the site of the Franklin Building, built in the early 1800s. The building soon became the headquarters of the Salem Marine Society , acquired by sea captain Thomas Handasyd Perkins in 1838. It was damaged by fire twice mid-century, and in 1860 it was completely razed to
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