Wikidata records 58 hotels that opened in the 1820s, from 1820 to 1829, in 16 countries; most of them in Germany (13), the United States (12) and Switzerland (8).[1][2] The best known, by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it, is Blair House, opened in 1824. The year with the most recorded openings is 1825, with 10.
Method
A hotel is listed under the year of the earliest date Wikidata gives for its official opening or, where it gives none, its inception. For a building converted into a hotel, the inception is often that of the building. Hotels that have since closed are included. Decades with at least 25 dated hotels have a list of their own. Within each year, hotels are in alphabetical order.[1][2]
Summary
By type: hotel (29), inn (24), destination spa (2), guest house (1) and onsen ryokan (1), and 1 of other types. By country: Germany (13), United States (12), Switzerland (8), United Kingdom (8), Russia (3), Denmark (2), Spain (2), Sweden (2), Austria (1), Canada (1), and 6 more countries. Architectural styles recorded most often: Federal (4), Empire style (1), Georgian (1), Greek Revival (1), Neoclassicism (1), Victorian (1).[1][2]
1820
1821
| Hotel | Type | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bären" Inn | inn | Switzerland | |
| Bell Inn | inn | Canada | |
| Nakabusa Onsen | onsen ryokan | Azumino | Japan |
1822
| Hotel | Type | City | Country | Architect | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drachenhaus | hotel | Brașov | Romania | ||
| Fayette Springs Hotel | hotel | United States | Federal architecture | ||
| Hotel of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra | hotel | Sergiyev Posad | Russia | Alexander Elkinsky | |
| Saalendorf 13 | inn | Germany | |||
| Schwarzer Bär Torgau | inn | Germany | |||
| zur Sonne Inn | inn | Switzerland |
1823
1824
1825
1826
| Hotel | Type | City | Country | Architect | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Hotel | hotel | Erie | United States | Georgian architecture | |
| Gasthaus „Zum Dreistern“ (ohne östliche Anbauten) Dreistern 15 | inn | Germany | |||
| Gasthaus zum Goldenen Löwen Bischofswerda | inn | Germany | |||
| Krone Töss | hotel | Winterthur | Switzerland | ||
| Royal Albion Hotel | hotel | Brighton | United Kingdom | Amon Henry Wilds | |
| Sjette Frederiks Kro | inn | Aarhus | Denmark |
1827
| Hotel | Type | City | Country | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Hotel | hotel | Manchester | United States | |
| Former Pension Sterchi (1827) | pension | Switzerland | ||
| Globe Hotel | hotel | United States | Stick style | |
| Levar Hotell | hotel | Sweden | ||
| The Middlebury Inn | hotel | United States |
1828
| Hotel | Type | City | Country | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balneario de la Virgen | destination spa | Spain | ||
| Haus Meran | hotel | Austria | ||
| Royal Victoria Hotel | hotel | Hastings | United Kingdom | James Burton |
| The Bull Hotel | hotel | Cambridge | United Kingdom |
1829
| Hotel | Type | City | Country | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bären" Inn Untermuhen | inn | Switzerland | ||
| Bedford Hotel | hotel | Brighton and Hove | United Kingdom | |
| Continental du Sud | hotel | Sweden | Ola Anderson | |
| Cranage Hall | hotel | Cheshire | United Kingdom | Lewis Wyatt |
| Dinsdale Park | destination spa | Darlington | United Kingdom | Ignatius Bonomi |
| Front manor | hotel | Espoo | Finland | |
| Tremont House | hotel | Boston | United States | Isaiah Rogers |
Architects
Architects and firms with an article in Innpedia who designed hotels opened in the 1820s, by the number of them.
- Isaiah Rogers (1)
See also
- List of hotels opened in the 1810s
- List of hotels opened in the 1830s
- List of oldest hotels
- Hotels by architectural style
- List of hotel architects
References
- ^ Date of official opening (P1619). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Inception (P571). Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.