Hotel Champlain Explained

Hotel Champlain
Coordinates:44.6486°N -73.4398°W
Address:136 Clinton Point Dr
Plattsburgh, New York
Owner:Clinton Community College
Architect:George Edward Harney
References:[1]

Hotel Champlain is a historic hotel building located in Plattsburgh, New York. It served as William McKinley's "Summer White House". It is now the site of Clinton Community College.

History

The hotel was opened on June 17, 1890.[2] The first hotel building, designed by New York architect George E. Harney, was badly damaged by fire in 1910.[2] A new building was constructed and used from 1911 until it was closed in 1951 and converted into a college.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Hotel Champlain and Clinton Community College on Bluff Point . Clinton.edu . August 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: Hotel Champlain page 2 . 2009-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212192914/http://clintoncountyhistorical.org/HotelChamplainpage2.htm# . 2008-12-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110320123658/http://www.clinton.edu/ . 2011-03-20 . ("the George Moore Academic and Administrative Building" of the State University of New York's Clinton Community College)