Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center

Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°11′22″W / 30.44872°N 91.18943°W / 30.44872; -91.18943
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Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center is located in Baton Rouge Downtown
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
Location200-201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates30°26′55″N 91°11′22″W / 30.44872°N 91.18943°W / 30.44872; -91.18943
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1927
Built byAshton Glassell Company
ArchitectEdward F. Neild
Architectural styleSkyscraper
NRHP reference No.82002769 (original)
08000765 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982[1]
Boundary increaseAugust 5, 2008

The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center is a historic hotel in

Huey P. Long, John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Will Rogers, and Fidel Castro were all guests of the hotel.[2][3][4]

The hotel closed in 1985, and was mostly derelict until 2005.[5] It reopened after a $70 million renovation on August 30, 2006, as the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center.[6] the hotel was also inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 2007.[7]

The hotel's NRHP listing was increased in 2008 to include the Hotel King across the street and the listing was renamed Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King .[3][8]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 8, 2018. with 14 photos and three maps
  4. ^ Ed Reed (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Heidelberg Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018. With 13 photos from 1982.
  5. ^ "Saving the Capitol House". Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Downtown Development District Information". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  7. ^ "Hotel History - Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  8. ^ National Register Staff (Spring 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

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