Hotel Margaret is a hotel in Manhattan, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “early Brooklyn skyscraper”. It opened in 1889. It stands about 3.2 km from the centre of Manhattan.[3]
Overview
The Hotel Margaret was a building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Designed by Frank Freeman and completed in 1889, the hotel was the locality's first skyscraper and for many years remained its tallest building. It was destroyed by a 1980 fire that started when a person who was using taping compound left a heater on and forgot to turn it off during renovations.
From “Hotel Margaret” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1889. It was designed by Frank Freeman, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.2 km from the centre of Manhattan. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 12 km from the centre of Manhattan.[4]
It is one of 122 hotels in and around Manhattan recorded in Wikidata, 58 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 24 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Astor House, opened in 1836. See Hotels in Manhattan.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge — 0.2 km
- Hotel Bossert — 0.5 km
- Mr C Seaport — 1.0 km
- Hyatt Centric Wall Street New York — 1.2 km
- Mint House at 70 Pine — 1.3 km
- Gild Hall - A Thompson Hotel — 1.4 km
- Radisson Hotel New York Wall Street — 1.4 km
- 45 Broad Street — 1.5 km
See also
- Hotels in Manhattan
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Richardsonian Romanesque style
- List of hotels opened in the 1880s
References
- ^ Hotel Margaret (Q5911714). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Hotel Margaret. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ Manhattan (Q11299). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Manhattan. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.