Grand Hotel
Historic seasonal hotel in Michigan, United States in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Grand Hotel is a historic hotel and coastal resort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac within Lake Huron between the state's Upper and Lower peninsulas. Constructed in the late 19th century, the facility advertises itself as having the world's largest porch. Grand Hotel is known for a number of notable visitors, including five U.S. presidents, inventor Thomas Edison, and author Mark Twain.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Grand Ave., Mackinac Island, MI |
| County | Mackinac County |
| Listed | May 5, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000637 |
| Architect | George D. Mason |
| Type of place | hotel |
| Style | Queen Anne style |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Michigan State Historic Site |
| Contributing resources | 8 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Grand Ave., Mackinac Island, MI |
| Website | grandhotel.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 45.85087, -84.62594 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · 93 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Carp River Campground 13 mi · Lake Michigan At St. Ignace 19 mi · Brevoort Lake Campground 20 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000637. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.