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== History == |
== History == |
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'''The Hotel Alexandra''' was developed by |
'''The Hotel Alexandra''' was developed by The Walworth Brothers who founded The Walworth Manufacturing Company which was a pioneer in steam technology in the late 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0S10AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=Caleb+Walworth&source=bl&ots=6hLaIMrn3H&sig=GxgDqt5-9WWyLHXiBEtb10h_fJQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9p7PIvuvdAhXSmeAKHWXVDjEQ6AEwDHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Caleb%20Walworth&f=false|title=Legendary Locals of Boston's South End|last=Shannon|first=Hope J.|date=2014-05-05|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781439645024|language=en}}</ref>The hotel is of [[Victorian era|Victorian Heritage]] as it was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark]]. The hotel was opened in 1875 to crowded cobblestone streets, filled not with cars, but horses and buggies. The South End of Boston was barely 20 years old. Always a distinct building, the hotel originally stood prominently especially since most of the buildings around it were warehouses. In 1900 the hotel began a gradual desolation after the opening of an elevated train line right outside. |
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== Rebirth == |
== Rebirth == |
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The hotel was discovered indefinitely vacant in the early 1990's. The residential hotel, which featured 50 rooms and 2,000 square-foot flats with high, elegant ceilings, was acquired by the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2013/04/alexandra-hotel-church-of-scientology.html|title=Alexandra Hotel to be saved by Church of Scientology|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref> |
The hotel was discovered indefinitely vacant in the early 1990's. The residential hotel, which featured 50 rooms and 2,000 square-foot flats with high, elegant ceilings, was acquired by the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2013/04/alexandra-hotel-church-of-scientology.html|title=Alexandra Hotel to be saved by Church of Scientology|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Hotels in Massachusetts|Boston]] |
[[Category:Hotels in Massachusetts|Boston]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Boston]] |
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The Hotel Alexandra is a historic building constructed in Ruskinian Gothic architecture at the end of the 19th century at the corner of Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue in the South End of Boston, Massachusetts.
History
The Hotel Alexandra was developed by The Walworth Brothers who founded The Walworth Manufacturing Company which was a pioneer in steam technology in the late 19th century.[1]The hotel is of Victorian Heritage as it was named after Alexandra of Denmark. The hotel was opened in 1875 to crowded cobblestone streets, filled not with cars, but horses and buggies. The South End of Boston was barely 20 years old. Always a distinct building, the hotel originally stood prominently especially since most of the buildings around it were warehouses. In 1900 the hotel began a gradual desolation after the opening of an elevated train line right outside.
Rebirth
The hotel was discovered indefinitely vacant in the early 1990's. The residential hotel, which featured 50 rooms and 2,000 square-foot flats with high, elegant ceilings, was acquired by the Church of Scientology.[2]
References
- ^ Shannon, Hope J. (2014-05-05). Legendary Locals of Boston's South End. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439645024.
- ^ "Alexandra Hotel to be saved by Church of Scientology". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.