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{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Hotel Adolphus
  | nrhp_type = cp
  | nocat = yes
  | partof = Dallas Downtown Historic District
  | partof_refnum = 04000894<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
  | image = Adolphus01.jpg
  | caption = Hotel Adolphus in 2009
  | location= 1321 Commerce St.,<br />[[Dallas, Texas]]
  | coordinates = {{coord|32|46|47|N|96|47|57|W|display=inline,title}}
  | locmapin = Texas#USA
  | map_label = Hotel Adolphus
  | locmap_relief = yes
  | area = less than one acre
  | built = {{Start date|1911}}
  | architect = [[Barnett, Haynes & Barnett]]; [[Thomas P. Barnett|Tom P. Barnett]]
  | architecture = [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]]
  | website = {{Official website|url=http://www.adolphus.com/|name=The Adolphus Hotel}}
  | added = July 14, 1983
  | designated_nrhp_type = August 11, 2006
  | refnum = 83003133<ref name="nris"/>
  | designated_other1 = Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
  | designated_other1_date = 1981
  | designated_other1_number=[https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/Details/5113006585 6585]
  | designated_other1_num_position = bottom
  | designated_other2 = Dallas Landmark
  | designated_other2_date = September 30, 1987<ref name="DalOrd">{{cite web|title=Ordinance No. 19696|url=http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/historicpreservation/DCH%20documents/pdf/19696.pdf|author=Analeslie Muncy|date=September 30, 1987|publisher=City of Dallas|access-date=August 9, 2018}}</ref>
  | designated_other2_number = [http://dallascityhall.com/departments/sustainabledevelopment/historicpreservation/Pages/Dallas-Landmark-Structures.aspx H/36]
  | designated_other2_num_position = bottom
}}

'''The Adolphus Hotel''' is a historic upscale [[hotel]] established in 1912 in the [[Main Street, Dallas|Main Street District]] of [[Downtown Dallas]], [[Texas]]. A [[Dallas Landmark]], it was for several years the tallest building in the state. Today, the hotel is part of Marriott's [[Autograph Collection Hotels|Autograph Collection]] brand.

==History==
The hotel was developed by [[Adolphus Busch]], founder of the [[Anheuser-Busch]] company. He already owned the Oriental Hotel, across the street from the present hotel, when he was approached by a group of prominent Dallas businessmen in 1910 with the idea of constructing the first European-style luxury hotel in the city. Busch purchased Dallas's old City Hall on June 22, 1910,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Dallas City Hall Buildings |url=https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/archives/Pages/Archives_buildings.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=dallascityhall.com |language=en-US}}</ref> demolished it, and constructed the new hotel at a cost of $1.8 million. The name was announced as the '''New Oriental Hotel'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 25, 2017 |title=An Exclusive Look at the New Adolphus Hotel |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2017/september/the-adolphus-hotel-gets-a-refresh/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=D Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> It was designed by [[Thomas P. Barnett]] of [[Barnett, Haynes & Barnett]] of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux Arts style]]. The 22-story, 312-foot (95&nbsp;m) building would be the tallest in Texas until it was surpassed by the [[Magnolia Hotel (Dallas, Texas)|Magnolia Petroleum Building]], ten years later.<ref>[http://www.dallassky.com/ Dallassky.com] – [http://www.dallassky.com/bldg26.htm Magnolia Building].  Retrieved August 24, 2006.</ref>

By the time the hotel opened, on October 5, 1912, its name had been changed to match its builder, the '''Adolphus Hotel'''. The hotel was expanded multiple times, in 1916, 1926, and 1950, eventually filling much of a city block, and giving the hotel a total of 1,200 rooms. Under the management of [[Otto Schubert]] from 1922 to 1946, the hotel grew to national prominence. In the 1930s it was run by hotel industry pioneer [[Ralph Hitz]]'s National Hotel Management Company<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 1934 |title=The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99487787/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and played host to many [[big band]] musicians of the era, including [[Tommy Dorsey|Tommy]] and [[Jimmy Dorsey]], [[Benny Goodman]] and [[Glenn Miller]].

The Adolphus has been the host of many respected leaders of business, government and entertainment, including presidents, from [[Warren G. Harding]] to [[George H. W. Bush]].  [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] stayed at the hotel in 1991. The hotel was a Dallas hub for entertainment and provided a platform that helped developing careers, such as Bob Hope, Jack Benny and others.  North American Aviation (P-51 Mustangs, World War II) and others benefited from its position as a Texas business hub.

In 1980, the Adolphus underwent an $80 million renovation, which decreased the total number of rooms to 428 by combining multiple outdated guest rooms into larger ones. The Adolphus was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. The hotel was extensively renovated again in 2017.<ref name=":0" />

The Hotel has been named one of the top ten in the [[United States]] by [[Condé Nast Traveler]] and also receives high ratings from [[Zagat]], [[Fodor's]] and [[Frommer's]].

The structure is a [[Dallas Landmark]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ORIENTAL-HOTEL-Dallas.jpg|Oriental Hotel, Dallas, 1893
File:Adolphus Hotel Entrance. Dallas, TX.jpg|Front entrance
File:Dallas, Texas Skyline 1913.jpg|The Dallas skyline on April 1, 1913, less than a year after the Adolphus opened
File:Adolphus03.jpg|Exterior of the French Room at the Adolphus 
File:Adolphus02.jpg|Roof detail
File:Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas.jpg|Reception desk
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas]]
*[[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Cameron-Duval)#Dallas County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County]]
*[[List of Dallas Landmarks]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www.adolphus.com/ The Adolphus Hotel official website]
*[https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dalak-the-adolphus-autograph-collection/overview/ The Adolphus, Autograph Collection official chain website]
*[http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2083003133&site_name=Adolphus,+Hotel&class=2001 National Register of Historic Places narrative]

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[[Category:Skyscraper hotels in Dallas]]
[[Category:Anheuser-Busch|Hotel]]
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Dallas]]
[[Category:Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks]]
[[Category:Dallas Landmarks]]
[[Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Texas]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas]]
[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Texas]]