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Poinsett Hotel
The Poinsett Hotel, or Westin Poinsett Hotel, is a twelve-story, landmark hotel in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, one of the first skyscrapers in Greenville. Named for Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War under President Millard Fillmore, the Poinsett replaced an earlier resort hotel, the Mansion House, built in 1824. In 1982, the Poinsett was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With The hotel is a member oHistoric Hotels of America an organization sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation intended to promote heritage tourism. Built at the end of an era during which small Southern cities demanded quality hotels to attract business travelers and symbolize their new urban status, the Poinsett Hotel was, in part, conceived to accommodate visitors to a biennial Southern Textile Exhibit held in Greenville. A century-old hotel, the Mansion House, was razed and a larger building was designed for its Main Street location by noted New York architect W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Greenville, South Carolina
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenville, South Carolina. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 88 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Greenville County. The city of Greenville is the location of 45 of these properties and districts; they are listed here, while the properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. Another 4 properties in Greenville were once listed but have been removed. Current listings Former listings See also *List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina *National Register of Historic Places listings in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
