Description:
Postcard of the Donaldson House, Mrs. Ella Donaldson Prop., Excelsior MN. It is thought this was later the Belle Alto Hotel. That would be the Maughan house on the right. It faced the lake just west of the Casino at the end of Center (?) Street. Started in 1884 and completed in 1885, George H. and L.B. Stetson built the Blue Line Hotel on the west corner of Center and Lake Streets. In 1886 the hotel got a new name Stetson House. The brothers also built the Blue Line docks at the end of Center Street in front of the hotel. Next owner was H.W. DeGroodt who bought it in 1891 naming it Hotel DeGroodt. In 1896 it was sold and became the Belle Alto with Mrs. E.J. Burton as proprietor. Within a couple of years it became the Donaldson House with Mrs. Ella Donaldson as owner. About 1908 it was called Hotel Bay View. In 1910's it was torn down and by 1929 ithe home of R.F. Gold stood on it's site. ("Lake Minnetonka's Historic Hotels")
Date:
c1906
Title:
Donaldson House
Medium:
Card, Cabinet
Original Object Size:
13.9x9 cm
Location:
Excelsior, MN
Digital Image Width:
4305.00
Holdings:
Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Photograph Collection
Digital Image Height:
2979.00
Record Name:
SP—HO17
File Size:
38474025
Copies:
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Copyright:
Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Copyright 2011, —— This image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of the Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society send comments, questions to Info@elmhs.org
Copyright 2011, —— This image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of the Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society send comments, questions to Info@elmhs.org
Language:
English
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