PARK HOTEL
222 Adams Avenue | Built in 1903
The hotel was the main station in Eveleth for the Mesaba Electric Railway.
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The Park Apartments in November 1998.
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Constructed of yellow brick at a cost of $50,000, the hotel, originally called the McNeil, opened with a gala celebration on May 8, 1903, and spent its early years serving Eveleth as one of the premier hotels of the Iron Range. The wrap-around porch greeted weary travelers on their way north from Duluth, making it a popular stopping place when visiting the region.
It began its existence as the McNeil Hotel, named for original owner. In 1905, the east wing of the hotel was damaged in a fire but was rebuilt with even better accommodations. In 1908, due to his wife’s poor health, Mr. McNeil sold the hotel to John Glode, who renamed the hotel the Glode. It became the Park Hotel when it was purchased by a syndicate composed of J.C. Poole, James A. Robb, Dr. C. W. More, J. C. McGilvery, Peter Peterson, Alfred Hoel, and other stockholders of Eveleth. In 1924, it became the New Park Hotel.
The hotel was also noted for its fine dining, which included the dining room for guests and a lounge for the public. In 1921, the Eveleth Clarion newspaper had its start in the hotel‘s basement, and in 1924, Joe Hinkley operated the Park Hotel Barber Shop and Men’s Beauty Parlor. It also was the first home of Eveleth’s radio station.
The building is now the Park Apartments and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Click here to view the NRHP nomination form. The interior has undergone extensive remodeling and bears little resemblance to how the hotel looked in its prime.
It began its existence as the McNeil Hotel, named for original owner. In 1905, the east wing of the hotel was damaged in a fire but was rebuilt with even better accommodations. In 1908, due to his wife’s poor health, Mr. McNeil sold the hotel to John Glode, who renamed the hotel the Glode. It became the Park Hotel when it was purchased by a syndicate composed of J.C. Poole, James A. Robb, Dr. C. W. More, J. C. McGilvery, Peter Peterson, Alfred Hoel, and other stockholders of Eveleth. In 1924, it became the New Park Hotel.
The hotel was also noted for its fine dining, which included the dining room for guests and a lounge for the public. In 1921, the Eveleth Clarion newspaper had its start in the hotel‘s basement, and in 1924, Joe Hinkley operated the Park Hotel Barber Shop and Men’s Beauty Parlor. It also was the first home of Eveleth’s radio station.
The building is now the Park Apartments and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Click here to view the NRHP nomination form. The interior has undergone extensive remodeling and bears little resemblance to how the hotel looked in its prime.
From the April 16, 1938 Eveleth Clarion
