Seelbach Hotel
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| Seelbach Hotel | |
| Hotel facts and statistics | |
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| Location | 500 S 4th St., Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 |
| Owner | Hilton Hotels |
| Website | seelbachhilton.com |
The Seelbach Hotel, now known as the Seelbach Hilton, was founded by Bavarian-born brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach. It is located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States, and was featured in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The hotel's sale in 1966 from the Eppley chain to the Sheraton Corporation was part of the second largest hotel sale in United States history.[1] Today the hotel is currently affiliated with the Hilton chain and enjoys four-star, four-diamond status.
Built in 1904, the hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It contains The Oakroom, Kentucky's only AAA Five Diamond Restaurant award winner and the Bavarian-style Rathskeller, decorated with rare Rookwood Pottery. Today the Rathskeller remains the only surviving ensemble of its kind.[2]
The 1999 film The Insider included a scene filmed at the Seelbach Hotel.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Closing the gap," Time magazine June 4, 1956. Retrieved 6/15/08.
- ^ The Seelback Hilton: Louisville's Historic Hotel
- ^ The Seelbach Hilton Louisville - History - Celebrities & Ghosts
[edit] See also
- Brown Hotel
- Galt House
- History of Louisville, Kentucky
- List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky
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