Hotel Northland

Hotel in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US

44°30′57″N 88°00′47″W / 44.5159607°N 88.0131675°W / 44.5159607; -88.0131675OpenedMarch 21, 1924Renovated2016Renovation cost$44 million^[1]Technical detailsFloor count10Design and constructionArchitect(s)Herbert W. Tullgren, T.J. KellyOther informationNumber of rooms160Public transit access

Green Bay Metro

Hotel Northland

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

NRHP reference No.13000860Added to NRHPOctober 30, 2013

The Hotel Northland is a historic hotel located on North Adams Street in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.^[2] The Hotel Northland opened on March 21, 1924 as the largest hotel in Wisconsin.^[3] Away teams playing against the Green Bay Packers would stay here and it is one of the stops on the Packers Heritage Trail.

Many famous guests stayed at the hotel, such as Lon Chaney, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Vince Lombardi. It was also where Senator Eugene McCarthy - then running for president in the 1968 Democratic Primary - was given the news by Senator Ted Kennedy, that his brother Robert F. Kennedy, would be announcing his presidential run the following day.^[4] It was later turned into a senior residence as the Port Plaza Towers, connected to the former mall of the same name.

On December 11, 2013, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker visited Hotel Northland and signed a bill offering nearly $7 million in tax credits toward a $35 million renovation project aimed at revitalizing the property back to a boutique hotel.^[5] Construction began in January 2016.^[6] The hotel reopened February 14, 2019^[7] as part of Marriott's Autograph Collection division.^[8]

References

^ "Construction begins at Hotel Northland in Green Bay | BizTimes Media". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
^ Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory Citation "Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, Hotel Northland, Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, Reference Number 29441".
^ City of Green Bay "Hotel Northland"
^ Iwinski, Michael. "Hotel Northland at Center of Green Bay's Social History". Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 28, 2009.
^ "Hotel Northland renovation to begin soon". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
^ "Construction begins at Hotel Northland in Green Bay | BizTimes Media". www.biztimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
^ "Finally! Hotel Northland in Green Bay sets opening date | Streetwise".
^ "In major moves, Northland joins Marriott chain, signs on management company".