Arlington Hotel

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Description

Was located on King Street East, opposite College Street. The building was demolished and the land is now part of Victoria Park.

Notes

Colonel William Chambliss, son-in-law of George Shoenberger, one of the wealthiest families in Pennsylvania, had moved to Cobourg in 1867 and saw the advantage of having a first class hotel for the American upper class to use as a summer retreat offering the luxuries they were used to. Along with John Douglas Armour, he formed a hotel committee, which resulted in the construction of the Arlington Hotel. It contained 150 rooms of which 120 were bedrooms with private parlours. These were located on the top three floors. On the ground floor was a dining room, bar, games room, parlour, commercial rooms and barber shop along with the kitchens. The Arlington Hotel opened in 1874 and its opening marked the beginning of the American Colony in Cobourg. Under the proprietorship of the Albertinis, the hotel reached its peak and for over 40 years it was the centre of the summer colony. After WWI it popularity declined. The hotel closed in the late 1920s and after a small fire it was demolished in 1937.

Inscriptions

Arlington Hotel, Cobourg

Date of Original

c. 1915

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