Angebilt Hotel
| The Angebilt Hotel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
37 N Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL |
| Construction started | 1921 |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Opening | March 14, 1923 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Murray S. King |
| Developer | Joseph Fenner Ange |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 250 |
The Angebilt Hotel is a hotel located in Orlando, Florida at 37 North Orange Avenue. Designed by architect Murray S. King, the 11-story building was built from 1921-1923 and opened on March 14, 1923.[1] It was operated by Joseph Fenner Ange since the Angebilt's opening until May 1923 when he announced bankruptcy and left the hotel. But the next year it was sold at public auction and re-opened. Then on February 27, 1983 it suffered a fire on the top 2 floors and was closed for renovations. Today, the Angebilt is now offices with bars and retail on the ground floor.
History
In 1920 Joseph Fenner Ange announced to build a $1 Million Dollar hotel. So, the Rosalind Club which was on the site of the Angebilt Hotel moved to a new building on Lake Eola, and the original building was demolished. In 1921 the construction on the Angebilt started. The hotel across the street, The San Juan Hotel built a 8-story addition to their hotel just so they can stay the best hotel in Orlando. Then in 1923, The Angebilt was completed, it opened on March 14 1923 at 11 floors with 240 rooms, so the rivalry between the San Juan Hotel and the Angebilt Hotel began and it would last for 52 years. 2 months later in May 1923 Joseph Fenner Ange announced bankruptcy and left the hotel, but the next year it was sold at public auction. It then reopened. In 1929 when the stock market on Wall street crashed the Great Depression started, But the Angebilt managed to stay open throughout the depression.
See also
References
- ↑ "Florida Stories: Hotels: Page:5 Angebilt". cfmemory.org. Central Florida Memory. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
In June 1920, J.F. Ange announced plans for his million dollar hotel to be built at the northeast corner of Orange Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Orlando. Ange's vision of a 240-room structure became a reality on March 14, 1923 with most of Orlando attending to see the opening of the new skyscraper building. The Angebilt Hotel quickly became the social center of downtown Orlando with several organizations holding their functions and meetings in the hotel. By the mid-1920s the hotel boasted a restaurant, pharmacy, barbershop, and a bookstore. The Angebilt Hotel would set the standard by which other hotels would be created and as the decade drew to a close, several hotels emerged on the scene.