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Three Advertisements from the Hotel Harrington’s Opening Year

As Hotel Harrington prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday, take a look at three of its original advertisements from 1914. See what the landmark hotel offered in its opening year!
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Hotel Harrington will have its 100th birthday next year in March. It’s one of the landmark D.C. buildings downtown that was spared the destruction of the redevelopment of the 1970s and 1980s. For a little twist on our “Three Things…” posts, we are going to feature three old advertisements from the hotel’s first year.

But, before we dive into the opening year advertisements, here is a great old photo of the hotel from around 1916, thanks to the Library of Congress.

Hotel Harrington in 1916
Hotel Harrington in 1916

1. Opening month advertisement

Here is an advertisement from the Washington Post on April 2nd, 1914, about a month after the hotel opened.

The Hotel Harrington - April 2nd, 1914 (Washington Post)
The Hotel Harrington – April 2nd, 1914 (Washington Post)

2. Christmas Day Dinner for $1.00

What a bargain! Christmas Day dinner celebration at the Hotel Harrington for a buck!

Hotel Harrington Christmas 1914 advertisement - December 20th, 1914 (Washington Herald)
Hotel Harrington Christmas 1914 advertisement – December 20th, 1914 (Washington Herald)

3. Hotel Harrington – European Plan

Below is an advertisement we dug up from the Washington Times, listing all the companies involved in building and furnishing the new hotel.

Hotel Harrington advertisement - April 2nd, 1914 (Washington Times)
Hotel Harrington advertisement – April 2nd, 1914 (Washington Times)
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