The DeSoto is a historic hotel at 15 East Liberty Street on

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, constructed in 1968. It is within the area of the Savannah Historic District, which was listed on the

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in November 1966, although it is not specifically mentioned in the nomination form, because the current structure had not been built yet.

History

First Hotel DeSoto

The original Hotel DeSoto was a 300-room resort, designed by

William G. Preston William Gibbons Preston (September 29, 1842 – March 26, 1910) was an American architect who practiced during the last third of the nineteenth century and in the first decade of the twentieth. Educated at Harvard University and the Ecole des ...

and built in 1890. It closed in 1965 and was demolished.

Modern Hotel DeSoto

The current structure was built on the site of the original hotel and opened in 1968 as the DeSoto Hilton. It underwent a $9.4 million renovation in 2017 and was renamed The DeSoto. It is a member of the

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program, run by the

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References

External links

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The DeSoto
official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Desoto, The Hotels in Savannah, Georgia Hotel buildings completed in 1968 Hotels established in 1968 Hotels established in 1890 Madison Square (Savannah, Georgia) buildings Historic Hotels of America Savannah Historic District