Sat, Jun 10, 1893 | New York Herald (New York, NY)
Warren Leland, last survivor of five brothers who made the name of Leland famous in the hotel business from the Atlantic to the Pacific, died at the residence of William L Ward, in Comly Avenue, Port Chester, on Thursday.
Mr Leland was born in 1834 and was a son of Simeon Leland, who kept the Green Mountain House in Landgrove, Vermont, three quarters of a century ago. He received a good school education, and, with his brothers, learned the hotel business in his father's hostelry. He and his elder brother, the late Charles Leland, bought the Clinton Hotel from Simeon Leland in 1850 and together, they successfully ran it for two years.
The brothers sold out then, and taking two other brothers, Simeon and William, into partnership on Sept 1, 1852, bought the Metropolitan Hotel in Broadway. They conducted it for more than twenty years and here it was that their fame began. Many innovations were introduced that had never been known in American hotel practice. For instance, meals were served at all hours from five o'clock in the morning until midnight and the discordant sheet from gong used to call guests to the table was abolished.
Warren and Charles Leland took the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga and tried to repeat their former triumphs, but failed. They spent $800,000 in building an opera house and refitting and furnishing the hotel, but in a few years time they sold the property for less than half what they had paid for it.
Their next big venture was the Ocean House at Long Branch. They opened it in 1873 and made money for a time, but revenues came, and, after running down for a long time, the property was sold under foreclosure to Colonel George Bliss in 1891 for $68,925, shortly after the death of Charles Leland.
Among the hotels which were managed at one time or another by the Leland family were the St Nicholas, the Sturtevant, the Rossmore and St Charles, in this city and the Cocidental and Palace Hotels in San Francisco. They controlled many smaller houses in other cities and at summer resorts.
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Bennington Banner and Reformer (Bennington, VT) Fri, Jan 23, 1893
Warren Leland, the hotel man, and the last of five brothers, all famous hotel men, is dead. He died Thursday at the residence of William L War, in Combs Ave, Porchestet. Mr Leland was the son of a hotel landlord and born in a hotel in 1834, in the Green Mountain House, Langrove, which his father, Simeon Leland kept.
Warren and his elder brother, Charles bought the Clinton Hotel in 1850 from Simeon Leland and ran it successfully for two years. In 1852 they sold out and bought the Metropolitan on Broadway. They took in Simeon and William, their brothers, as Bartenders and in the 20 years at the Metropolitan built up their early fame. They were not so successful with the Grand Union at Saratoga or with Ocean House at Long Branch. The brothers have managed many hotels in New York and other cities.
Warren Leland, last survivor of five brothers who made the name of Leland famous in the hotel business from the Atlantic to the Pacific, died at the residence of William L Ward, in Comly Avenue, Port Chester, on Thursday.
Mr Leland was born in 1834 and was a son of Simeon Leland, who kept the Green Mountain House in Landgrove, Vermont, three quarters of a century ago. He received a good school education, and, with his brothers, learned the hotel business in his father's hostelry. He and his elder brother, the late Charles Leland, bought the Clinton Hotel from Simeon Leland in 1850 and together, they successfully ran it for two years.
The brothers sold out then, and taking two other brothers, Simeon and William, into partnership on Sept 1, 1852, bought the Metropolitan Hotel in Broadway. They conducted it for more than twenty years and here it was that their fame began. Many innovations were introduced that had never been known in American hotel practice. For instance, meals were served at all hours from five o'clock in the morning until midnight and the discordant sheet from gong used to call guests to the table was abolished.
Warren and Charles Leland took the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga and tried to repeat their former triumphs, but failed. They spent $800,000 in building an opera house and refitting and furnishing the hotel, but in a few years time they sold the property for less than half what they had paid for it.
Their next big venture was the Ocean House at Long Branch. They opened it in 1873 and made money for a time, but revenues came, and, after running down for a long time, the property was sold under foreclosure to Colonel George Bliss in 1891 for $68,925, shortly after the death of Charles Leland.
Among the hotels which were managed at one time or another by the Leland family were the St Nicholas, the Sturtevant, the Rossmore and St Charles, in this city and the Cocidental and Palace Hotels in San Francisco. They controlled many smaller houses in other cities and at summer resorts.
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Bennington Banner and Reformer (Bennington, VT) Fri, Jan 23, 1893
Warren Leland, the hotel man, and the last of five brothers, all famous hotel men, is dead. He died Thursday at the residence of William L War, in Combs Ave, Porchestet. Mr Leland was the son of a hotel landlord and born in a hotel in 1834, in the Green Mountain House, Langrove, which his father, Simeon Leland kept.
Warren and his elder brother, Charles bought the Clinton Hotel in 1850 from Simeon Leland and ran it successfully for two years. In 1852 they sold out and bought the Metropolitan on Broadway. They took in Simeon and William, their brothers, as Bartenders and in the 20 years at the Metropolitan built up their early fame. They were not so successful with the Grand Union at Saratoga or with Ocean House at Long Branch. The brothers have managed many hotels in New York and other cities.
Sat, Jun 10, 1893 | New York Herald (New York, NY)
Warren Leland, last survivor of five brothers who made the name of Leland famous in the hotel business from the Atlantic to the Pacific, died at the residence of William L Ward, in Comly Avenue, Port Chester, on Thursday.
Mr Leland was born in 1834 and was a son of Simeon Leland, who kept the Green Mountain House in Landgrove, Vermont, three quarters of a century ago. He received a good school education, and, with his brothers, learned the hotel business in his father's hostelry. He and his elder brother, the late Charles Leland, bought the Clinton Hotel from Simeon Leland in 1850 and together, they successfully ran it for two years.
The brothers sold out then, and taking two other brothers, Simeon and William, into partnership on Sept 1, 1852, bought the Metropolitan Hotel in Broadway. They conducted it for more than twenty years and here it was that their fame began. Many innovations were introduced that had never been known in American hotel practice. For instance, meals were served at all hours from five o'clock in the morning until midnight and the discordant sheet from gong used to call guests to the table was abolished.
Warren and Charles Leland took the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga and tried to repeat their former triumphs, but failed. They spent $800,000 in building an opera house and refitting and furnishing the hotel, but in a few years time they sold the property for less than half what they had paid for it.
Their next big venture was the Ocean House at Long Branch. They opened it in 1873 and made money for a time, but revenues came, and, after running down for a long time, the property was sold under foreclosure to Colonel George Bliss in 1891 for $68,925, shortly after the death of Charles Leland.
Among the hotels which were managed at one time or another by the Leland family were the St Nicholas, the Sturtevant, the Rossmore and St Charles, in this city and the Cocidental and Palace Hotels in San Francisco. They controlled many smaller houses in other cities and at summer resorts.
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Bennington Banner and Reformer (Bennington, VT) Fri, Jan 23, 1893
Warren Leland, the hotel man, and the last of five brothers, all famous hotel men, is dead. He died Thursday at the residence of William L War, in Combs Ave, Porchestet. Mr Leland was the son of a hotel landlord and born in a hotel in 1834, in the Green Mountain House, Langrove, which his father, Simeon Leland kept.
Warren and his elder brother, Charles bought the Clinton Hotel in 1850 from Simeon Leland and ran it successfully for two years. In 1852 they sold out and bought the Metropolitan on Broadway. They took in Simeon and William, their brothers, as Bartenders and in the 20 years at the Metropolitan built up their early fame. They were not so successful with the Grand Union at Saratoga or with Ocean House at Long Branch. The brothers have managed many hotels in New York and other cities.
Warren Leland, last survivor of five brothers who made the name of Leland famous in the hotel business from the Atlantic to the Pacific, died at the residence of William L Ward, in Comly Avenue, Port Chester, on Thursday.
Mr Leland was born in 1834 and was a son of Simeon Leland, who kept the Green Mountain House in Landgrove, Vermont, three quarters of a century ago. He received a good school education, and, with his brothers, learned the hotel business in his father's hostelry. He and his elder brother, the late Charles Leland, bought the Clinton Hotel from Simeon Leland in 1850 and together, they successfully ran it for two years.
The brothers sold out then, and taking two other brothers, Simeon and William, into partnership on Sept 1, 1852, bought the Metropolitan Hotel in Broadway. They conducted it for more than twenty years and here it was that their fame began. Many innovations were introduced that had never been known in American hotel practice. For instance, meals were served at all hours from five o'clock in the morning until midnight and the discordant sheet from gong used to call guests to the table was abolished.
Warren and Charles Leland took the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga and tried to repeat their former triumphs, but failed. They spent $800,000 in building an opera house and refitting and furnishing the hotel, but in a few years time they sold the property for less than half what they had paid for it.
Their next big venture was the Ocean House at Long Branch. They opened it in 1873 and made money for a time, but revenues came, and, after running down for a long time, the property was sold under foreclosure to Colonel George Bliss in 1891 for $68,925, shortly after the death of Charles Leland.
Among the hotels which were managed at one time or another by the Leland family were the St Nicholas, the Sturtevant, the Rossmore and St Charles, in this city and the Cocidental and Palace Hotels in San Francisco. They controlled many smaller houses in other cities and at summer resorts.
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Bennington Banner and Reformer (Bennington, VT) Fri, Jan 23, 1893
Warren Leland, the hotel man, and the last of five brothers, all famous hotel men, is dead. He died Thursday at the residence of William L War, in Combs Ave, Porchestet. Mr Leland was the son of a hotel landlord and born in a hotel in 1834, in the Green Mountain House, Langrove, which his father, Simeon Leland kept.
Warren and his elder brother, Charles bought the Clinton Hotel in 1850 from Simeon Leland and ran it successfully for two years. In 1852 they sold out and bought the Metropolitan on Broadway. They took in Simeon and William, their brothers, as Bartenders and in the 20 years at the Metropolitan built up their early fame. They were not so successful with the Grand Union at Saratoga or with Ocean House at Long Branch. The brothers have managed many hotels in New York and other cities.
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