National Historic Landmark · hotel · Mackinac Island, Michigan

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.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1972Queen Anne styleGeorge D. Mason
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What it is

Wikipedia · Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)

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

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressGrand Ave., Mackinac Island, MI
CountyMackinac County
ListedMay 5, 1972
Reference number72000637
ArchitectGeorge D. Mason
Type of placehotel
StyleQueen Anne style
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Michigan State Historic Site
Contributing resources8 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressGrand Ave., Mackinac Island, MI
Websitegrandhotel.com ↗
Coordinates45.85087, -84.62594 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · 93 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCarp River Campground 13 mi · Lake Michigan At St. Ignace 19 mi · Brevoort Lake Campground 20 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

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.