Madison Hotel (Atlantic City)

The Madison Hotel is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1929 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984.[4]

The Madison Hotel is visible to the left of the adjacent Traymore Hotel, c. 1930.
Madison Hotel
Alternative namesThe Skyscraper By The Sea
General information
LocationAtlantic City, New Jersey
Address123 S. Illinois Avenue
Coordinates39°21′28″N 74°25′49″W
Estimated completion1930
OpeningDecember 1929
Renovated1956, 2004, 2013–14
OwnerTJM Properties
Technical details
Floor count24
Design and construction
ArchitectPrice & Walton
Other information
Number of rooms400
Number of suites400
Parking500
Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.
Madison Hotel (Atlantic City) (New Jersey)
Madison Hotel (Atlantic City) (the United States)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival[1]
NRHP reference No.84000506[2]
NJRHP No.399[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984
Designated NJRHPNovember 1, 1984

The 14-story building opened as a luxury hotel at the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States. It went through bankruptcy in the 1960s and later became part of Sands Atlantic City.[5][6][7]

In 2004, Sands invested $7 million to renovate and reconfigure the property into 126 suites. In 2006, both the Sands and the Madison Hotel were closed.[7][8]

On May 25, 2013, the Madison Hotel was auctioned with a winning bid of $4 million by Eli Hadad, an owner of hotels in Florida and the Dominican Republic.[7] However, the purchase was not completed and the property was again offered for sale.[9] In November 2013, the hotel was purchased by Ratan Hotel Group for $2.5 million.[10]

On January 25, 2014 it reopened as Baymont Inn & Suites Atlantic City Madison Hotel, managed by the Baymont Inn & Suites chain.[10]

See also

References
  1. http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Madison_Hotel
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 25, 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  4. http://www.emporis.com/city/101574?nav=building&id=madisonhousehotel-atlanticcity-nj-usa&lng=3
  5. "Madion Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  6. Wittkowski, Donald. "Some doubt Madison House hotel will reopen", Press of Atlantic City, February 21, 2010.
  7. Wittkowski, Donald. "Florida investor buys historic Atlantic City hotel", Press of Atlantic City, May 30, 2013.
  8. Wittkowski, Donald. "Historic Atlantic City Madison House hotel sells at auction for $4 million", Press of Atlantic City, May 26, 2013.
  9. Wittkowski, Donald. "Historic Atlantic City hotel Madison House up for sale, again", Press of Atlantic City, October 12, 2013.
  10. Wittkowski, Donald. "Brighter days ahead for historic Madison House hotel", Press of Atlantic City, February 1, 2014.
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