Description:
Hotel Lafayette in Minnetonka Beach. James J. Hill's hotel Lafayette has it's grand opening on July 2, 1882. It was the largest hotel built on the lake able to accommodate 1,000 people. The hotel stood on a ridge that over looked the Upper Lake on one side and the Lower Lake on the other. In Sept. of 1883 a gala dinner for President Chester Arthur with 1,000 guests was held at the Lafayette. On Oct. 4,1897 the Hotel Lafayette was "totally destroyed by fire." ("Lake Minnetonka's Historic Hotel") Half of a stereoscopic picture. Picture on the other side is the Lake Park Hotel in Tonka Bay.
Date:
c late 1800's
Title:
Hotel Lafayette
Medium:
Card, Cabinet
Original Object Size:
8.4x8.9 cm
Location:
Minnetonka Beach, MN
Digital Image Width:
4056.00
Holdings:
Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Photograph Collection
Digital Image Height:
4410.00
Record Name:
SP—HO33a
File Size:
53661120
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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