The Iroquois Hotel New York is located at 49 West 44th Street betweenFifth Avenue andSixth Avenue in theMidtown Manhattan neighborhood ofNew York City. It is one of six hotels owned by Shimmie Horn and Gerald Barad under theTriumph Hotels brand.[1][2] The hotel is part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World,[3] a European-based referral service that sets standards for furnishings and service.[2]
The hotel was designed byHarry Mulliken from the architectural firm Mulliken & Moeller.[4] It opened in October 1900 and included both an apartment house and a hotel. In its early years the hotel had a stable attached on the Fifth Avenue side of the building.[2] During theGreat Depression the hotel was able to maintain its reputation as a "refined, well-kept hotel". The Wigwam Bar opened at the hotel in 1939 and contained images of thepilgrims andNative Americans.[4]
In 1949, the hotel was the headquarters of theNational Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professionals.James Dean lived at the hotel for two years from 1951 to 1953[5] in room 83.[6] Suite 803[7] is named after him.[8] The female lead inPeter Link'sBroadway musicalEarl of Ruston (1971), Leecy R. Woods Moore, also temporarily lived at the property in 1971.[9]
In 1996 Horn took over the ownership of the hotel, which had been in his family's possession since 1959.[2] After a $13 million renovation in 1997, Horn affiliated the Iroquois with Small Luxury Hotels of the World.[7][4]
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