Buckingham Hotel is a hotel in St. Louis, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in St. Louis, Missouri”. The building has 7 floors. It stands about 5.9 km from the centre of St. Louis.[3]
Overview
Buckingham Hotel, later the Ambassador Hotel, was an upmarket hotel which existed in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, in the early 20th century. It was located on North Kingshighway at the northeast corner of West Pine boulevard. Built in 1904 to accommodate World's Fair visitors, it was subsequently known as the Ambassador Hotel, which was gutted by fire in 1971 and razed in 1973.
From “Buckingham Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The building has 7 floors. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 5.9 km from the centre of St. Louis. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), about 20 km from the centre of St. Louis.[4]
It is one of 40 hotels in and around St. Louis recorded in Wikidata, 25 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 8 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Barnum's St. Louis Hotel, opened in 1854. See Hotels in St. Louis.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Chase Park Plaza Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1922
- The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta St. Louis — 0.2 km
- Forest Park Hotel — 0.2 km
- Bel Air Motel — 0.3 km
See also
References
- ^ Buckingham Hotel (Q4983217). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Buckingham Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ St. Louis (Q38022). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in St. Louis. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.