Editing Adolphus Hotel (section)

==History==
The hotel was developed by [[Adolphus Busch]], founder of the [[Anheuser-Busch]] company. He already owned the Oriental Hotel, across the street from the present hotel, when he was approached by a group of prominent Dallas businessmen in 1910 with the idea of constructing the first European-style luxury hotel in the city. Busch purchased Dallas's old City Hall on June 22, 1910,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Dallas City Hall Buildings |url=https://dallascityhall.com/government/citysecretary/archives/Pages/Archives_buildings.aspx |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=dallascityhall.com |language=en-US}}</ref> demolished it, and constructed the new hotel at a cost of $1.8 million. The name was announced as the '''New Oriental Hotel'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=August 25, 2017 |title=An Exclusive Look at the New Adolphus Hotel |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2017/september/the-adolphus-hotel-gets-a-refresh/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=D Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> It was designed by [[Thomas P. Barnett]] of [[Barnett, Haynes & Barnett]] of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] in the [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux Arts style]]. The 22-story, 312-foot (95&nbsp;m) building would be the tallest in Texas until it was surpassed by the [[Magnolia Hotel (Dallas, Texas)|Magnolia Petroleum Building]], ten years later.<ref>[http://www.dallassky.com/ Dallassky.com] – [http://www.dallassky.com/bldg26.htm Magnolia Building].  Retrieved August 24, 2006.</ref>

By the time the hotel opened, on October 5, 1912, its name had been changed to match its builder, the '''Adolphus Hotel'''. The hotel was expanded multiple times, in 1916, 1926, and 1950, eventually filling much of a city block, and giving the hotel a total of 1,200 rooms. Under the management of [[Otto Schubert]] from 1922 to 1946, the hotel grew to national prominence. In the 1930s it was run by hotel industry pioneer [[Ralph Hitz]]'s National Hotel Management Company<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 1934 |title=The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99487787/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and played host to many [[big band]] musicians of the era, including [[Tommy Dorsey|Tommy]] and [[Jimmy Dorsey]], [[Benny Goodman]] and [[Glenn Miller]].

The Adolphus has been the host of many respected leaders of business, government and entertainment, including presidents, from [[Warren G. Harding]] to [[George H. W. Bush]].  [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] stayed at the hotel in 1991. The hotel was a Dallas hub for entertainment and provided a platform that helped developing careers, such as Bob Hope, Jack Benny and others.  North American Aviation (P-51 Mustangs, World War II) and others benefited from its position as a Texas business hub.

In 1980, the Adolphus underwent an $80 million renovation, which decreased the total number of rooms to 428 by combining multiple outdated guest rooms into larger ones. The Adolphus was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. The hotel was extensively renovated again in 2017.<ref name=":0" />

The Hotel has been named one of the top ten in the [[United States]] by [[Condé Nast Traveler]] and also receives high ratings from [[Zagat]], [[Fodor's]] and [[Frommer's]].

The structure is a [[Dallas Landmark]] and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].