Americus ยท Downtown Americus
The Windsor Hotel
An 1892 Queen Anne grand hotel built for northern winter visitors, closed in the 1970s and reopened by the town in 1991.
- Built
- 1892Plans drawn 1888; opened June 16, 1892; closed in the 1970s; donated to the city in 1978; reopened September 20, 1991.
- Style
- Queen Anne (Victorian)
- Architect
- Gottfried L. Norrman
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Rooms
- 53
- Area
- Downtown Americus
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Americus businessmen commissioned Atlanta architect Gottfried L. Norrman to design the Windsor as a resort for northern winter visitors, and it opened on June 16, 1892. Guests included boxer John L. Sullivan, labor leader Eugene V. Debs and William Jennings Bryan, and Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke at the hotel in 1928. It closed in the 1970s after more than 80 years in operation and was donated to the city in 1978. A community preservation effort reopened it on September 20, 1991, with further restorations in 2010 and 2019.
Good to know
- Address: 125 West Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.