Charles R. Weatherhogg of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was the architect. The hotel formally opened on January 21, 1911. At the time it was the largest hotel in northeastern Pennsylvania with eleven stories and 250 rooms.
The architect Charles R. Weatherhogg from Fort Wayne, Indiana, designed the hotel. It formally debuted on January 21, 1911. As a result, it was the largest hotel in northeastern Pennsylvania at that time, boasting eleven stories and 250 guest rooms.