Draft:Campbell House (Lexington, Kentucky)
| The Campbell House | |
|---|---|
  Location within Kentucky | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1375 S. Broadway (aka 1375 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°02′05″N 84°31′29″W / 38.034646°N 84.524827°W |
- For other uses, see Campbell House (disambiguation).
The Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, also known as The Campbell House Curio and historically as the Campbell House Inn, is a hotel dating from 1951.[1]
It opened in 1951 as a two-story 99 guestroom motor inn.[2]
Per a contemporary postcard, it was a "resort hotel" with "supper dancing for your pleasure" as well as swimming, golf, tours of horse farms, etc.[3]
Lexington Kentucky Campbell House Inn Multiview Vintage Postcard K38287
By 1986 it had been expanded to 229 rooms with a pool and dining room and more, and was presented as a "glamorous destination". In 1986 it was damaged by a fire; in 2009 it was damaged by a wind storm. It became part of the Crowne Plaza chain in the early 2000's and in 2015 became part of the Curio, A Collection by Hilton brand.[2]
In 2020 it was a member of the Historic Hotels of America,[4] but in 2021 it appears not to be.[5]
It was built as a fireproof, H-shaped hotel, during a local hotel boom.[6]
It has been the location of numerous conventions, from that of the Kentucky arborists (2014),[7] to that of the Kentucky Oil & Gas Association Annual Meeting, scheduled for 28 - 29 Jun 2023. (try Kentucky Oil & Gas Association)
According to William Ellison
Project: Black People in Lexington Oral History Project Interview Summary: "A World War II veteran, William Ellison graduated from Dunbar High School and was drafted by the United States Navy where he served as a steward. The discrimination he faced while in the Armed Forces is discussed, as well as that which he encountered at home in Lexington after the war. Mr. Ellison worked at the Lafayette Hotel, the Campbell House, and the Continental, and he talks about working conditions at all three as well as job opportunities available and discrimination faced by African Americans employed at these businesses. He briefly discusses the 1960s civil right movement."[8]
It is named as one of 300 haunted places in Kentucky and Indiana by the Louisville Courier Journal.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Lexington Herald-Leader. "The Campbell House Inn, 1960". Kentucky Photo Archive. Retrieved December 28, 2022. (aerial photo published in Lexington Herald-Leader in 1961, with caption)
- ^ a b "The Campbell House Curio, A Collection by Hilton: History". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Lexington, Kentucky Postcard CAMPBELL HOUSE HOTEL Swimming Pool Scene Roadside". n.d.
Your Kentucky home in the heart of the Bluegrass. Swimming, Golf, Horseback riding, tours of horse farms and supper dancing for your pleasure. A resort hotel operated on a commercial basis.
Back identifies as a postcard of Gough Photo Service and printed by Dexter Press. Undated. - ^ "The Campbell House Curio, A Collection by Hilton". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Historic Hotels of America". Retrieved November 9, 2021. Searching on "Campbell House" as of November 9, 2021 and again as of December 28, 2022 yields no results. (However, this Curio Collection by Hilton page still asserts it is, as of December 28, 2022.)
- ^ Lexington Herald-Leader. "Campbell House Inn, 1951". Kentucky Photo Archive. Retrieved December 28, 2022. (archive photos of Lexington Herald-Leader, with captions)
- ^ "ISA Kentucky Chapter Fall Newsletter". Kentucky Arborists Association. October 3, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2022. (ISA=International Society of Arboriculture)
- ^ "Ellison, William Interview by Edward Owens Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries". June 7, 1978.
- ^ Emma Austin; Mike Trautmann (October 29, 2019). "Ghost stories: Here are 300+ haunted places to explore in Kentucky and Indiana". Louisville Courier Journal.
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