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10/8/07 Courtyard by Marriott’s Restoration of
the Pennsylvania Hotel Earns Historic Preservation Award
The St. Petersburg
Preservation Incorporated awarded Courtyard by Marriott its Historic
Preservation Excellence Award for the renovation of St. Petersburg’s
landmark Pennsylvania Hotel located in the heart of downtown at 300 Fourth Street North. The 1925 hotel was listed on the local register of historic places
in 2001, and is a contributing property in the Downtown St. Petersburg
National Register District. Courtyard by Marriott restored the historic
Pennsylvania Hotel and built an architecturally compatible but modern seven
story addition in 2006, while preserving the hotel’s original floors,
marbled lobby and breakfast café.
Several participants
were on hand during the Historic Preservation Excellence Award honor
including: James Bennett, Chairman of St. Petersburg City Council; Ernest
Williams, Council Member District 8; David Metz, Deputy Mayor of St.
Petersburg; Dr. Will Michaels, President St. Petersburg Preservation
Incorporated; John Long, President St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce; and
as recipient of the award honor, D’Marie Brennan, General Manager of
Courtyard by Marriott.
The former
Pennsylvania Hotel, built in 1925 and completed in 1926, was one of ten
major hotels built in St. Petersburg during the city’s “golden
era” of hotels. It is associated with the development of the tourism
industry in St. Petersburg during the 1920’s and was one of the first
hotels to offer large guest rooms and elevator service during
Florida’s Land Boom. The building is a significant example of the rare
Chicago Style architecture that took place in the lodging industry during
the 1920’s and 1930’s.
The hotel is situated
in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg surrounded by the city’s most
prominent business and government offices as well as having close proximity
to the city’s finest amenities including Tropicana Field, BayWalk,
The Pier, downtown dining and shopping, and the city’s 27+ downtown
art galleries and museums.
The next time you
visit St. Petersburg, consider making your lodging reservations at this landmark
facility now known as Courtyard by Marriott downtown
St. Petersburg or one of our other hotel/resort accommodations available
downtown. To learn more about its cultural and historic heritage visit the Pennsylvania Hotel online.
 
Courtyard by
Marriott downtown St.
Petersburg
Dr. Will Michaels presents award to recipient D’Marie Brennan
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