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The Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa
Asheville, North Carolina, United States · Omni Hotels & Resorts · Core Luxury
Fred Seely, who had no formal architecture training, sketched the design himself after his father-in-law Edwin Wiley Grove rejected proposals from professional architects; the granite hotel went up in under a year and opened on July 12, 1913, with a speech by Acting Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. William Howard Taft resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court in the hotel's Great Hall in 1930. During World War II the property interned Axis diplomats, then served as a Navy rest center; it has since hosted ten sitting or future U.S. presidents, from Taft to Obama.
- 513 rooms
- Opened 1913
- Neighborhood: Albemarle
About The Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa
- Fred Seely, who had no formal architecture training, sketched the hotel himself; it was built from granite boulders with walls up to five feet thick and opened July 12, 1913.
- William Howard Taft resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court in the hotel's Great Hall in 1930, one of ten sitting or future presidents to stay here.
- During World War II the hotel interned Axis diplomats, then became a Navy rest and rehabilitation center for returning sailors; the Philippine government operated in exile from a cottage on the grounds.
- Helen Keller was one of the inn's first guests; later visitors included Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harry Houdini.
- The National Gingerbread House Competition has run here every winter since 1992, drawing finalists' creations from across the country.
Restaurants and bars
- Omni Grove Park Inn Asheville NC — Restaurant · American
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