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The Hay–Adams is an historic luxury hotel opened in 1928, located at 800 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C. It south-fronts on Lafayette Square across from the White House.It sits on the former site of connected 19th-century mansions, which were owned by two influential friends, John Hay and Henry Adams, which led to the hotel's naming.
[136] [137] The residential transition began with the first of two interim stops at the Hay-Adams Hotel on January 4. [138] The second interim stop was a move to Blair House on January 15, the traditional interim move date for residents-elect. [139]
In 1992, Bill Clinton chose to stay at the Hay–Adams Hotel instead of the guest house and, in 2009, a request by President-elect Barack Obama to take-up residence at the President's Guest House two weeks early was rejected because of its prior commitment to international dignitaries, include former Australian prime minister John Howard. [22] [23]
The Hay-Adams Houses were razed in 1927 by real estate developer Harry Wardman, and the Hay–Adams Hotel built on the site. [60] At nearby 1616 H Street NW, the Brookings Institution purchased the rear garden from the private owners of the Decatur House and built an eight-story Modernist office building there. [61]
The nearby Hay Adams hotel evacuated guests from the building shortly after the crash but allowed them back into the building by 1am ET.
The hotel was built on the site of large adjoining homes designed by Henry Hobson Richardson for John Hay and Henry Adams. [1] [62] [63] Capital Hilton (historically known as the Hotel Statler), 1001 16th Street NW; This early modernist hotel opened in 1943 and was designed by Holabird & Root for the Statler Hotel company. When it first opened ...
The nearby Hay Adams hotel was evacuated at the request of the Secret Service, the Washington Post reported, citing a hotel official, while the Secret Service said some roads and pedestrian ...
Michael Wolff’s new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, is a detailed account of the 45th president’s election and first year in office.