Eutaw House
Eutaw House was a notable 19th-century hotel of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.[1] Constructed beginning in 1832, officially opened in 1835, Eutaw House was located at the northwest corner of Baltimore and Eutaw Streets.[2]
History
[edit]Designed by Samuel Harris, it offered 19,000 ft2 of floor space and approximately 230 guest rooms.[3] One of the first guests was William Henry Harrison, and in 1838 "the roof was partly blown off by the same tornado that blew down a section of the wall of the Front Street Theater."[4] Robert Garrett & Sons bought the prestigious hotel in 1845 and upgraded it further, and owned it until it was demolished.[5][6] In 1859, Robert Coleman, who had run Astor House in New York, took charge of the Eutaw.[6] Abraham Lincoln stayed at the Eutaw House on the way to his inauguration in 1861.[7] Andrew Johnson stopped at the Eutaw on the last leg of his Swing Around the Circle political tour in 1866.[8]
From 1894 it housed the headquarters of the Maryland Democratic Party.[9] The building was gutted by fire in 1912,[10] just before the 1912 Democratic National Convention,[9] and torn down shortly thereafter. The building was replaced with a "theater for motion pictures and vaudeville."[11]
References
[edit]- ^ The Stranger in Baltimore: A New Hand Book, Containing Sketches of the Early History and Present Condition of Baltimore, with a Description of Its Notable Localities, and Other Information. J. F. Weishampel, jr. 1866. p. 145.
- ^ Haynes, Stan M. (2014-01-10). The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-9030-1.
- ^ The Monument - vol II no 30 pp 1 - Eutaw House. David Creamer. 1837.
- ^ "Eutaw House built 1833". The Baltimore Sun. 1924-02-17. p. 62. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Sander, Kathleen Waters (2017-05-25). John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. JHU Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4214-2220-6.
- ^ a b "Historic, Even If It Is Not Beauty". The Evening Sun. 1911-05-30. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Movements of the President-Elect". The Baltimore Sun. 1861-02-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "The Presidential Tour". Hartford Courant. 1866-09-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ a b "Fire at the Historic Eutaw House". The Baltimore Sun. 1912-05-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "The Eutaw Burns". The Baltimore Sun. 1912-05-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Old Eutaw House Sold". The Baltimore Sun. 1913-07-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-12-30.