Roger Smith Hotel
| The Roger Smith Hotel | |
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 The Roger Smith Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′17″N 73°58′24″W / 40.75472°N 73.97333°W |
| Opening | 1929 |
| Management | Roger Smith Corp. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hearn & Erich |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 136 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Roger Smith Hotel is a family-run boutique hotel established in 1929, located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
History
The Roger Smith was originally a hotel chain. The Roger Smith Corporation opened the first Roger Smith hotel in Stamford, Connecticut on December 29, 1928 with Frederick Charlton as its first manager. They went on to add seven other hotels to the chain over the next ten years. The Elton Hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut, was a Roger Smith property when John F. Kennedy made an important campaign stop there November 6, 1960, just before his election.[1] The Stamford branch was demolished in 1981.[1] The Roger Smith Corporation bought the Behriont Hotel, located in White Plains, New York, and Hotel Brittany in 1931. The Brewster Hotel and the Hotel Cameron were acquired in 1934. Other hotels were added to the Roger Smith chain in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1937,[2] New Brunswick, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.[citation needed]
The current Roger Smith Hotel, located on
Architecture
The current structure features 136 rooms.[3][4] The building's facade is made of bricks. The decor is heavily influenced by art and features artistic pieces created by Knowles, who is both the hotel's president and artist-in-residence. Two pairs of bronze statues adorn the main entrance.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Photo Archivist's Selection of the Month: March 2009". Stamford Historical Society. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Holyoke Hotel up for Sale at Public Auction". HolyokeMass.com. 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b "The Roger Smith Hotel". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ New York Times.
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