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Hilton President Kansas City
Headquarters of the 1928 Republican convention that nominated Hoover; closed in 1980, it reopened in 2005 after a $45.5 million restoration.
- Built
- 1925Built 1925 per the NRHP nomination; opened in early 1926 as the President Hotel; restored and reopened 2005.
- Style
- Jacobethan
- Architect
- Shepard & Wiser
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Downtown
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley built the 15-story President Hotel in 1925 to designs by Shepard & Wiser, with 453 rooms and a 650-seat roof garden. It was headquarters of the 1928 Republican National Convention that nominated Herbert Hoover, and its Drum Room lounge, opened in 1941 with Winold Reiss murals, drew Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman. The hotel closed in 1980 and reopened in 2005 as the Hilton President after a $45.5 million restoration by developer Ron Jury.
Good to know
- Address: 1327-1335 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.