THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED HOTEL LOCATION IN THE U.S.
The Imperial Through History
1750s First hotel on site
1860s The Caldwell House
1870s-1920s The Imperial Hotel
1920s-1966 The Brunswick Hotel
1970s The Lancaster Hilton
Present: The Imperial Event Center, Holiday Inn Lancaster
Presidential Visits
1861 President-elect Abraham Lincoln
1900s President William Taft
1900s President Theodore Roosevelt
Early 1960s President John F. Kennedy
Late 1960s President Richard M. Nixon
The ‘Imperial’ name pays homage to our rich history!
For nearly three centuries, the second block of North Queen Street has been the center of entertainment and hospitality in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the late 19th century, for instance, there were four hotel-taverns on the west side of the block and two on the east side.
The train station located at the northeastern corner of Queen and Chestnut streets served as a gateway to the city. You could buy tobacco and cigars, tea, dry goods, drugs, wallpaper, liquor, jewelry, boots and more. There were candy factories, a harness shop, a lock works and a gun shop.
Through it all, the southeast corner has been a luxury hotel, making it the oldest continuously operated hotel location in the U.S. With illustrious names like the Brunswick (from the 1920s to 1966) and the Imperial (from 1870-the 1920s) which inspired our name.
Our site is the block’s crown jewel. History was made, Presidents stayed here. You can almost feel the history with every step you take.
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