Seymour, Victoria

The Taungurung people are the traditional owners and inhabitants of the area Seymour now occupies. Specifically, it is the land of the Buthera Balug clan who occupied the area when Europeans first settled the region in the early 1800s. 

Selkirk Hall, Winnipeg

Formerly located at the southwest corner of Logan Avenue and Stanley Street in Winnipeg, this building was designed by local architects Walter Chesterton and McNichol and built in 1882. It had six retail spaces on the main floor, five along Logan and one along Stanley, while a lecture hall was on the second floor. The space was occupied initially by the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The building was demolished in 1923.

Manitoba Historical Society Archives


 

Hotel zum Schwan (Frankfurt am Main)

The Hotel [zum] Schwan was a famous hotel in Frankfurt am Main . It existed from 1592 to 1919. Its building, dating from 1791 on Steinweg , was destroyed by aerial bombs during the 1944 air raids on Frankfurt am Main . A cinema later stood in its place, and today it houses the Hugendubel bookstore . 

Especially in the 19th century, the Schwan was a luxury hotel of European renown. It held particular historical significance as the site of the signing of the Treaty of Frankfurt , which ended the Franco-Prussian War on May 10, 1871 .

Rosli’s Hotel, Canada

Rosli Hotel – The Rosli Hotel was located on Bridge Street at Cataract Avenue, between the Elgin House and Windsor Hotel. It was built in 1856 by Gaspard Rosli, who came to Canada from Switzerland in 1855. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1869 and rebuilt; this structure is sometimes referred to as the "New Rosli." With its 21 rooms, the Rosli Hotel was considered to be the "coziest and most homelike hotel in Niagara Falls." It was called the Rosli Hotel until 1928, after which point it was known as the McAllister Hotel (after the then owner, W. C.

Rennert Hotel, Baltimore

In 1885, Robert Rennert founded the enormous Rennert hotel which boasted six stories and 150 personal rooms. Inside, Rennert filled the hotel with elaborate decoration adding everything from marble and fresco, to the use of Edison’s electricity. The construction of the Rennert Hotel filled Baltimore city officials with hope and pride; through the opening of the hotel, Rennert sought to promote the growth of the city.

Rand Park, Keokuk

57 acres between 15th and 17th – Grand & Orleans Avenue.  River vista, outdoor entertainment pavilion, picnic shelters, picnic areas, playground equipment, flower garden, tennis court, basketball court, kiddie play area, reflection pond, disc golf course, restrooms.

City of Keokuk


 

Rainier Club

The Rainier Club is a private club in Seattle, Washington; it has been referred to as "Seattle's preeminent private club." Its clubhouse building, completed in 1904, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was founded in 1888 in what was then the Washington Territory (statehood came the following year). As of 2008, the club has 1,300 members. 

Pfahlert's Hotel, Sydney

Hotel at Wynyard that originally stood on the corner of Carrington and Margaret Streets, which published its own visitor's guide in 1879. The original Pfahlert's hotel building was sold and demolished in 1930 and the license transferred to premises in the former Arnott House at 50 Margaret Street, opposite Wynyard Square. The hotel ceased trading on 21 July 1972 and the building in Margaret Street was demolished.

State Library New South Wales

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