Royal Palm Hotel

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The Royal Palm Hotel was a grand, historic luxury resort in Miami, Florida, developed in the late 19th century as part of Henry Flagler’s efforts to promote tourism and expand the Florida East Coast Railway.

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Royal Palm Hotel canonical 1
Royal Palm Hotel (Miami) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demolished structure
historic building
hotel
affiliatedWith Florida East Coast Railway NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle resort hotel
builtFor Florida winter season visitors
category buildings and structures demolished in 1930
defunct hotels in Florida
resort hotels in the United States
cityDevelopmentRole stimulated urban growth in early Miami
clientele wealthy winter tourists
constructionStartDate 1896
country United States of America
county Miami-Dade County NERFINISHED
demolitionDate 1930
developer Henry Flagler NERFINISHED
era Gilded Age
hasFeature ballroom
dining room
dock on the Miami River
tropical gardens
verandas
heritage considered an important part of Miami’s early history
inception 1897
locatedNear Biscayne Bay NERFINISHED
Miami River NERFINISHED
location Miami, Florida NERFINISHED
materialUsed concrete foundation
wood
name Royal Palm Hotel NERFINISHED
nearbyLandmark Downtown Miami NERFINISHED
Flagler Street (Miami) NERFINISHED
notableFor grand scale for its time in South Florida
role in promoting Miami as a resort destination
numberOfRooms 300+
openingDate January 1897
ownedBy Florida East Coast Hotel Company NERFINISHED
Henry Flagler NERFINISHED
partOf Florida East Coast Railway tourism network NERFINISHED
purpose luxury resort accommodation
tourism promotion
seasonalOperation winter months
significance catalyst for early Miami tourism
helped establish Miami as a winter resort
one of the first major hotels in Miami
state Florida
status no longer extant
transportConnection served by Florida East Coast Railway NERFINISHED

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Henry Flagler built Royal Palm Hotel
Flagler System of railroads and hotels hasPart Royal Palm Hotel
this entity surface form: Royal Palm Hotel (Miami)