Royal Poinciana Hotel

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The Royal Poinciana Hotel was a grand Gilded Age luxury resort in Palm Beach, Florida, that became one of America’s most famous winter destinations for the wealthy elite.

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instanceOf Gilded Age resort
hotel
luxury resort
architect Carrère and Hastings NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Colonial Revival architecture
Wood-frame resort architecture
builtFor winter tourism
category Demolished hotels in Florida
Historic hotels in Florida
city Palm Beach NERFINISHED
clientele Gilded Age elite
socialites
wealthy industrialists
completionDate 1894
constructionStartDate 1893
country United States of America
declineCause changing travel patterns
competition from oceanfront hotels
rise of automobile tourism
demolitionDate 1935
1936
developer Henry Flagler NERFINISHED
era Gilded Age
hasAmenity ballrooms
dining rooms
recreational facilities
hasFeature long colonnaded verandas
private railway siding
tropical gardens
locatedOn Lake Worth Lagoon NERFINISHED
location Palm Beach, Florida NERFINISHED
material wood
namedAfter royal poinciana tree
nearbyStructure Royal Poinciana Chapel NERFINISHED
The Breakers (hotel) NERFINISHED
notableFor being a major winter resort for wealthy American elite
being one of the largest wooden hotels ever built
numberOfRooms more than 1,000
numberOfStories 6
openingDate 1894
ownedBy Flagler System Hotels NERFINISHED
Henry Flagler NERFINISHED
peakPopularity early 20th century
region Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
seasonalOperation winter
servedBy Florida East Coast Railway NERFINISHED
state Florida
status demolished

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Henry Flagler built Royal Poinciana Hotel
Flagler System of railroads and hotels hasPart Royal Poinciana Hotel