Alcazar Hotel (other)
Alcazar Hotel, named for alcázar, Spanish for castle or fortress, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (''al-qaṣr''), is or was the name of a number of hotels, including: * Lightner Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as ''Alcazar Hotel'' * New Alcazar Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi, NRHP-listed in Coahoma County * Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Ohio See also * Alcazar (other) Alcazar or variant spellings may refer to: * Alcázar, a type of Islamic castle or palace in Spain and Portugal ** ** Arts, entertainment and literature * Alcazar (group), a Swedish europop/dance music group * '' Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress' ...

Lightner Museum
The Lightner Museum is a museum of antiques, mostly American Gilded Age pieces, housed within the historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine. This 1887 Spanish Renaissance Revival style building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History Hotel Alcazar The hotel was commissioned by Henry Flagler, to appeal to wealthy tourists who traveled south for the winter on his railroad, the Florida East Coast Railway. It was designed by New York City architects Carrère and Hastings, in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style. The firm also designed the Ponce de León Hotel across the street, now part of the campus of Flagler College. Both structures are notable for being among the earliest examples of poured concrete buildings in the world. These architects later designed the New York Public Library in New York City and the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. The hotel had a steam room, massage parlor, sulfur baths, gymnasium, a three-sto ...
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New Alcazar Hotel
The New Alcazar Hotel, also known as Alcazar Hotel, is a historic building in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Once considered one of the premier hotels in the South, its guests included the playwright Tennessee Williams. Located in the hotel were a restaurant and several other businesses, including WROX radio station, which broadcast from the hotel for 40 years. History The original Alcazar Hotel was built in 1895; it was destroyed by arson caused by a former employee in 1947. The new hotel was built by the architect Charles O. Pfeil of Memphis, and was completed by 1915. Billed as the "most modern hotel in Mississippi", it had a glass dome skylight and was more spacious than the original. The building had four stories, with eleven storefront bays where prominent Clarksdale businesses operated. The hotel was remodeled in 1938 to include a private bath in each room. Around 1948, a mezzanine level was introduced between the first and second floors. In the 1940s, the mus ...
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National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Coahoma County, Mississippi
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Coahoma County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Mississippi that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,400 sites distributed among all of Mississippi's 82 counties. The locations of National Registe ... References {{Coahoma County, Mississippi Coahoma *
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Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
The Alcazar Hotel is a historic building in the Cedar-Fairmount district of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The hotel was built in 1923 in the Spanish-Moorish style, based on hotels such as the Alcazar and Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine, Florida. The interior courtyard, with a covered arcade, is decorated with colored glazed tiles and a central fountain. The architect was Harry T. Jeffery; sculpture, decorative plasterwork, and fountain was done by Fischer and Jirouch. Prominent guests included Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Mary Martin, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Lupe Vélez and Johnny Weissmueller. It has been said that Cole Porter wrote the iconic song "Night and Day" while staying at the hotel. The Alcazar was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1979. The Alcazar Hotel is also a Cleveland Heights Landmark. In 1963, the hotel was sold to Western Reserve Associates, and partially converted into a retirement home A retirement home – sometimes called an old ...
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