Adolphus Hotel
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Hotel Adolphus
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Hotel Adolphus
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| Location | 1321 Commerce Street Dallas, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°46′47.93″N 96°47′58.77″W / 32.7799806°N 96.7996583°WCoordinates: 32°46′47.93″N 96°47′58.77″W / 32.7799806°N 96.7996583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Barnett, Haynes & Barnett |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 83003133 |
| RTHL # | 6585 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983 |
| Designated RTHL | 1981 |
| Designated DLMK | September 30, 1987 |
Hotel Adolphus (often referred to as "The Adolphus") is an upscale hotel and Dallas Landmark in the Main Street District of Downtown Dallas Dallas, Texas. It was for several years the tallest building in the state. The hotel is part of Autograph Collection.
The Adolphus was opened on October 5, 1912, built by the founder of the Anheuser-Busch company, Adolphus Busch in a Beaux Arts style designed by Thomas P. Barnett of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett of St. Louis. Busch's intention in constructing the hotel was to establish the first grand and posh hotel in the city of Dallas. Under the management of Otto Schubert from 1922–1946, the hotel grew to national prominence. With 22 floors standing a total of 312 feet (95 m), the building was the tallest building in Texas until it was dwarfed by the Magnolia Petroleum Building (now the Magnolia Hotel) just down the street in August 1922. The building underwent a series of expansions, first in 1916, then 1926 and finally in 1950, at the time giving the hotel a total of 1,200 rooms.
In the 1930s, various venues of the Adolphus played host to many big band musicians of the era, including Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.
In 1936, the historian and political activist J. Evetts Haley organized at the Adolphus his third party, the "Jeffersonian Democrats of Texas", to oppose within Texas the reelection of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom Haley considered a socialist.
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