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Hotel Vendome (New York City)
Hotel Vendome may refer to: * Hotel Vendome in Arizona, a historic hotel on the National Register of Historic Places * Hotel Vendome in Boston, location of the 1972 Hotel Vendome fire * Hotel Vendome in California (see Timeline of San Jose, California) * Hôtel de Vendôme in Paris, location of the ''École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris'' * Hôtel de Vendôme (place Vendôme, Paris) The Hôtel de Vendôme is a five-star hotel situated at 1 Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1858, it is located at the southern entrance to the Place Vendôme, on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Rue S ..., a hotel since 1858 * ''Hotel Vendome'' (novel), a novel by Danielle Steel {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Vendome (Prescott, Arizona)
The Hotel Vendome is a historic hotel located in Prescott, Arizona. Built in 1917, it was added to the list of National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History The site of the hotel was located on lot 9, block 20 of the original Prescott Townsite. The first record of the property still in existence was the issuance of a deed for the lot to Dr. Thaddeus P. Seeley in 1872, who had been the post surgeon at nearby Fort Whipple. Seeley sold the property in 1876 for $250 to William W. Hutchinson, who served on the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors. He built a large 2-story Victorian house on property, which also included the adjoining lot 11. After Hutchinson's death in 1886, and his wife remarried, to W.T. Richardson. The Richardson's sold the house to Henry D. Ross in 1895 for $3000. Ross was a respected jurist who became Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. Ross sold the property in 1906 to John S. Hagler, who in turn sold the property in 1910 to Woodville H. Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Vendome Fire
300px, Hotel Vendome, Boston as it appeared circa 1880 The Hotel Vendome fire in the United States was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history. Nine firefighters were killed during the final stages of extinguishing a fire on June 17, 1972. The Hotel Vendome was on the southwest corner of the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street, in the Back Bay area of Boston. Background The Vendome was a luxury hotel built in 1871 in Back Bay, just north of Copley Square. A massive expansion was undertaken in 1881 according to plans by architect J. F. Ober and completed in 1882. During the 1960s, the Vendome suffered four small fires. In 1971, the year of the original building's centennial, the Vendome was sold. The new owners opened a restaurant called Cafe Vendome on the first floor, and began renovating the remaining hotel into condominiums and a shopping mall. Fire and collapse The building was largely empty the afternoon of Saturday June 17, 1972, except fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of San Jose, California
The following is a timeline of the history of San Jose, California, United States. Prior to the 19th century * 1777 – Spanish pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe founded. * 1797 – San Jose mission founded. 19th century * 1803 – San Jose de Guadalupe church built. * 1805 - Mission San Jose's church built in 1805, not 1803, and named La Mission del Gloriosisimo Patriarch San Jose, or just Mission San Jose, but not San Jose de Guadalupe according to San Jose Mission's history page. * 1809 - Mission San Jose's church completed and dedicated. * 1822 – Mexicans in power. * 1840 – Population: 750 (approximate). * 1846 – Town occupied by U.S. forces. * 1849 – December: Town becomes capital of the new state of California. * 1850 ** City chartered. ** Josiah Belden becomes mayor. ** San Francisco-San Jose stagecoach begins operating. * 1851 ** '' San Jose Weekly Visitor'' newspaper begins publication. ** College of Notre Dame established. * 1852 – San Jose Foundry in business. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôtel De Vendôme (place Vendôme, Paris)
The Hôtel de Vendôme is a five-star hotel situated at 1 Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Founded in 1858, it is located at the southern entrance to the Place Vendôme, on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Rue Saint-Honoré and the Rue Place Vendôme. History The hotel occupies a former '' hôtel particulier'', the Hôtel Batailhe de Francès, built in 1723 by Pierre Perrin, ''secrétaire du roi'', and the architect . Constructed behind the uniform façades designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for the Place Vendôme, the ''hôtel'' itself was designed by Mollet. Perrin lived there until 1729, and in 1736 his heirs sold it to the munitioner and Receiver General of Alsace, Jean Fauste de Batailhe de Francès. It became the Hôtel d'Affry in 1787. From 1842 to 1843, it was the Texas embassy. By treaty of 1839, France had become the first nation to recognize the Republic of Texas (1836–1845). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
