The DeSoto is a historic hotel at 15 East Liberty Street on Madison Square in Savannah, Georgia, constructed in 1968. It is within the area of the Savannah Historic District,[1] which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1966, although it is not specifically mentioned in the nomination form, because the current structure had not been built yet.
| The DeSoto | |
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 The DeSoto in 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Madison Square Savannah, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32°04′27″N 81°05′35″W / 32.0742°N 81.0931°W |
| Owner | Sotherly Hotels |
| Landlord | OTH Hotels & Resorts |
History
editFirst Hotel DeSoto
editThe original Hotel DeSoto was a 300-room resort, designed by William G. Preston and built in 1890. It closed in 1965 and was demolished.[2][3]
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The first Hotel DeSoto, seen in 1909. -
View in 1900
Modern Hotel DeSoto
editThe current structure was built on the site of the original hotel and opened in 1968 as the DeSoto Hilton.[4] It underwent a $9.4 million renovation in 2017 and was renamed The DeSoto.[3] It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Savannah Map".
- ^ "'It was never anything other than the DeSoto': Savannah's stalwart hotel moves to new era". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "The DeSoto". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Savannah Then and Now: The DeSoto hotel". WSAV-TV. 23 January 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
External links
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Media related to The DeSoto (hotel) at Wikimedia Commons- The DeSoto, official site
