Elephant Hotel, Federal style hotel building in Somers, US
The three-story brick Elephant Hotel features large windows, multiple fireplaces, and an eight-foot cooking hearth within its classical architecture design.
Hachaliah Bailey constructed this Federal style building between 1820 and 1825 after gaining success from touring with Old Bet, the second elephant in America.
The Museum of Early American Circus on the third floor preserves artifacts and documents about the development of traveling menageries in the United States.
The first two floors now serve as Somers town offices, while the historical society manages the museum space on the top level.
A wooden elephant statue mounted on a granite shaft stands in front of the hotel since 1827, commemorating the elephants that initiated American circus entertainment.
Location: Somers
Inception: 1820
GPS coordinates: 41.32806,-73.68556
Latest update: May 13, 2025 07:21
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