National Register of Historic Places

Elton Hotel

Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Listed
June 29, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001282

About this property

The Elton Hotel is located at 30 West Main Street in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. It is an early 20th-century building by local architects Griggs & Hunt in the Second Renaissance Revival architectural style. It was built in 1904 to replace a lavish hotel lost in a fire that destroyed much of downtown Waterbury two years earlier. To the surprise of its investors, mainly prominent local businessmen, it turned a profit within a year of its opening. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a guest, and James Thurber is said to have written "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", during a stay of his. On the eve of the 1960 election, John F. Kennedy gave an early-morning speech from the hotel that was credited with helping him win Connecticut. It continued to be used as a hotel until the early 1970s. In the late 1970s, when the Downtown Waterbury Historic District was created, the hotel building was included as a contributing property. In 1983, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually. Since then it has been converted into professional office space and senior housing.

Location

16-30 W. Main St.
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
41.55681, -73.04114

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Sources

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When was Elton Hotel listed on the National Register?

Elton Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Elton Hotel?

Elton Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Elton Hotel?

The period of significance for Elton Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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