United States historic place
| Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 200-201 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°26′55″N 91°11′22″W / 30.44872°N 91.18943°W / 30.44872; -91.18943 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | Ashton Glassell Company |
| Architect | Edward F. Neild |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002769 (original) 08000765 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1982 |
| Boundary increase | August 5, 2008 |
The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center is a historic hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, originally built in 1927 as the Heidelberg Hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Heidelberg Hotel was a favorite dwelling of Louisiana Governor Huey Long, who had a fourth-floor suite. For a time it was known as the Capitol House Hotel, when under the management of former State Representative Chris Faser, Jr. Huey P. Long, John F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Will Rogers, and Fidel Castro were all guests of the hotel.
The hotel closed in 1985, and was mostly derelict until 2005. It reopened after a $70 million renovation on August 30, 2006, as the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. the hotel was also inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 2007.
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 .
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "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) - ^ "Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018. with 14 photos and three maps
- 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.
- "Saving the Capitol House". Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- "Downtown Development District Information". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- "Hotel History - Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- National Register Staff (Spring 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Heidelberg Hotel and Hotel King". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
External links
Media related to Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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