The High Line Hotel

The land on which The High Line Hotel sits was once part of British Major Thomas Clarke's "Chelsea" estate, which was established in 1750 and is the namesake for the current surrounding neighborhood.{{cite news | last=Brownfield| first=Clint| title =THE HISTORY OF ST. NICHOLAS IN NYC| publisher =New York Lifestyle Magazine| date =December 2016 | url =http://newyorklifestylesmagazine.com/articles/2016/12/91.html| access-date =November 13, 2018}}{{cite news | last=Williams| first=Keith| title =The 200-Year History Of Chelsea's Ever-Expanding Borders| publisher =Curbed| date =January 23, 2014 | url =https://ny.curbed.com/2014/1/23/10151898/the-200-year-history-of-chelseas-ever-expanding-borders| access-date =November 13, 2018}} The estate would eventually be passed down to Clarke's grandson, Clement Clarke Moore, who wrote his 1823 Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," on the property. Moore also operated an apple orchard on the estate, which is where The High Line Hotel is now located.{{cite magazine | last=Abel| first=Ann| title =The Hippest New (Historic) Place To Stay In New York City: The High Line Hotel| magazine =Forbes| date =January 15, 2014 | url =https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2014/01/16/the-hippest-new-historic-place-to-stay-in-new-york-city-the-high-line-hotel/#6ca40ef76496| access-date =November 13, 2018}}{{cite news | last=Alberts| first=Hana R.| title =High Line Hotel, Once Seminary Quarters, To Open In May| publisher =Curbed| date =March 29, 2013 | url =https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/29/10258726/high-line-hotel-once-seminary-quarters-to-open-in-may| access-date =November 14, 2018}}

In the 1820s, Moore donated the land that contained the apple orchard to the Episcopal Church. It would become the home of the General Theological Seminary, which is still in operation at the location.{{cite news | last=Geberer| first=Raanan| title =A Seminary, A Hotel, and Santa Claus| newspaper =New York Press| date =May 26, 2015 | url =http://www.nypress.com/local-news/20150526/a-seminary-a-hotel-and-santa-claus| access-date =November 14, 2018}} The land, however, remained mostly undeveloped until 1878 when Eugene Augustus Hoffman was appointed dean. Hoffman hired architect Charles C. Haight to design a Neo Gothic-style campus based on the campus designs of Oxford and Cambridge University. The building that would become The High Line Hotel was completed as student housing in 1895 on 10th Avenue at West 20th Street.{{cite web | last=Crocker| first=Lizzie| title =Inside New York's Scandal-Hit Seminary and Other 'Open House' Treats| website =Daily Beast| date =October 10, 2014 | url =https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-new-yorks-scandal-hit-seminary-and-other-open-house-treats| access-date =November 14, 2018}}{{cite magazine | last=Pieri| first=Kerry| title =Exclusive: The High Line Hotel Brings Blue Blood Chic to Downtown| magazine =Harper's Bazaar| date =April 4, 2013 | url =https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/travel-dining/advice/a8841/new-the-high-line-hotel-opening-040413/| access-date =November 14, 2018}} Hoffman Hall, the hotel's event and meeting space, was completed in 1899.{{cite news | last=Tegnelia| first=Abby| title =Travel Special: The Top 10 Hotels In The World With History| work =HuffPost| date =November 30, 2014 | url =https://www.huffingtonpost.com/abby-tegnelia/historic-hotels-travel-_b_6178828.html| access-date =November 14, 2018}}

In 2005, the building began housing guests for the Seminary's Desmond Tutu Conference Center. Due to mounting financial issues, the Seminary began selling off select buildings in 2010. It sold the building that would become The High Line Hotel to the Brodsky Organization and MCR Hotels in September 2012. The hotel's interior and decor were designed and curated by Roman and Williams.{{cite magazine | last=Reginato| first=James| title =An Inspiring Respite| magazine =Vanity Fair| date =September 19, 2013 | url =https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/10/high-line-hotel-tour-photos| access-date =November 14, 2018}} The High Line Hotel opened in May 2013.{{cite web |last1=Alberts |first1=Hana R. |title=High Line Hotel, Once Seminary Quarters, To Open In May |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2013/3/29/10258726/high-line-hotel-once-seminary-quarters-to-open-in-may |website=Curbed |access-date=December 17, 2020 |date=May 29, 2013}} Its name is a reference to its proximity to the High Line park. Since its opening, the hotel has hosted numerous events such as the Penny Dreadful premiere,{{cite news | title ='Penny Dreadful' Premiere Red Carpet| publisher =Yahoo!| date =May 7, 2014 | url =https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/photos/penny-dreadful-premiere-red-carpet-1399488929-slideshow/| access-date =November 14, 2018}} People magazine's upfronts presentation,{{cite magazine | last1=Hogan| first1=Kate| last2=Yagoda| first2=Maria| title =Your Favorite TV Stars Were Partying with PEOPLE & EW on Monday Night| magazine =People| date =May 11, 2015 | url =https://people.com/tv/shonda-rhimes-scandal-cast-people-party-upfronts-party-n-y-c/| access-date =November 14, 2018}} and the wedding of ballet dancers, Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck.{{cite news | last=Rohrlich| first=Marianne| title =And Sometimes They Dance| newspaper =The New York Times| date =June 27, 2014 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/fashion/weddings/and-sometimes-they-dance.html| access-date =November 14, 2018}}

The High Line Hotel contains 60 guest rooms, a conference and event space in Hoffman Hall, an Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea location, and a seasonal restaurant in its front garden.{{cite news | title = The High Line Hotel - New York, United States | newspaper =The Telegraph| date =August 11, 2015 | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/new-york/hotels/the-high-line-hotel/| access-date =November 13, 2018}}{{cite book | title =Time Out New York | publisher =Time Out| edition =22 | date =July 21, 2014 | isbn =9781846702716| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=8NRWAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22High+Line+Hotel%22&pg=PT583 }} A repurposed 1963 Citroën H Van also serves Intelligentsia coffee in the garden.{{cite news | last=Heiderstadt| first=Donna| title =Creative Reuse: The High Line Hotel in New York| publisher =Interior Design| date =October 25, 2013 | url =http://www.interiordesign.net/projects/9860-creative-reuse-the-high-line-hotel-in-new-york/| access-date =November 13, 2018}} The hotel is built in a Collegiate Gothic style, furnished with Victorian and Edwardian era antiques, rewired rotary dial telephones from the 1920s, vintage typewriters, and Tiffany lamps.{{cite magazine | last=Smyth| first=Bill| title =High Line Hotel| magazine =Time Out New York| date =March 29, 2018 | url =https://www.timeout.com/newyork/hotels/high-line-hotel| access-date =November 13, 2018}} The term "Big Apple" is thought to be derived from the location, nicknamed from when Moore grew apples on the property.

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