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The '''Gilbert Merchants' Hotel''', previously also known also as the '''MerchantsGilbert Hotel''' and the ''' HotelDeSoto Building''' , was a hotel commercial building located on the southwest corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Government Street]]s, on [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. For most of its life, the building was home to a hotel.
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|caption=The hotel, by then named the Gilbert Hotel , in 1939|name=Gilbert Merchants' Hotel
|location=Southwest corner of [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Palafox Street]]s
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==Merchants' Hotel era==
The hotel was opened by [[Jacob Kryger]] circa [[1882]] as Merchants' Hotel. It is noted with illustration on the [[Wellge map]] of [[1885]].
:''MERCHANTS HOTEL – Has a capacity of 42 guests. Rooms rent at the rates of $2.50 and $3.00 per day. Mr. [[Jacob Kryger|Jacob KRYGER]] has conducted the house for over 23 years and is assisted by his chief clerk, Mr. [[Clifford J. Bell|C. J. BELL]].''
In the years before the [[San Carlos Hotel]] was constructed, Merchants' Hotel was one of the preeminent hotels in the city. Famous guests included [[Wikipedia:Sarah Bernhardt|Sarah Bernhardt]], [[Wikipedia:John Drew Jr.|John Drew Jr.]], and [[Wikipedia:Richard Mansfield|Richard Mansfield]].<ref name="demo">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32237332/desotomerchant_hotel_demolition/ "Historic DeSoto Will Be Destroyed"]. ''The Pensacola News''. October 30, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved June 4, 2019 – via [[Wikipedia:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]</ref>
==Gilbert Hotel era==
The hotel's name was changed to the Gilbert Hotel in 1934 after it was sold.
==Demolition==The building was demolished in on [[October 31]], [[1970]] and . City officials had condemned the building, by then in a state of disrepair, after owner Ollie Delchamps refused to renovate it.<ref name="demo"> The site is currently occupied by a parking lot.
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==References=={{reflist}} [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]][[Category:Demolished structures]][[Category:Hotels]]
