Darling Inn - Lyndonville VT
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 44° 32.092 W 072° 00.223
18T E 738057 N 4935650
The Darling Inn is a historic former hotel building in the center of Lyndonville, Vermont. Built in 1927–28, the hotel was described as Vermont's most opulent.
Waymark Code: WM17GK7
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2023
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The site where the Darling Inn stands has probably held a hotel since not long after the founding of Lyndonville in 1866. The Lyndon Hotel burned down in 1924, and a building committee of local businessmen was formed to develop a replacement. The land was owned by Elmore Darling, a local businessman and philanthropist who had retired from the hotel trade in New York City to his extensive estate north of the town. The principal design was by Wells and Hudson of Hanover, New Hampshire, but Darling personally designed the building's elaborately decorated dining room. At its opening in 1928, the hotel was described as Vermont's most opulent.
The Darling Inn was converted into nursing home in 1964, and has since been converted into apartments.
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Street address: Depot St. Lyndonville, VT
County / Borough / Parish: Caledonia
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current function: Vacant/Not In Use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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