Index: E. M. Statler

................... Exhibit - Table of Contents ................ Esenwein & Johnson - Table of Contents

Interior - Hotel Statler/Hotel Buffalo
Washington Street, Buffalo, NY
Statler Hotel Buffalo Hotel - Table of Contents

Images from
Art Nouveau and Other Expressions: Rediscovering the Architecture of Esenwein and Johnson
A 2005 Exhibit at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum

Curated by Martin Wachadlo

TEXT Beneath Illustrations

Click on illustrations for larger size -- and additional information


"... a private bath for each guest room. The original Hotel Statler was reputably the first hotel in the world with his feature."



	English Tap Room		Palm (Arbor) Room ca. 1910

Palm (Arbor) Room	Palm (Arbor) Room	1906 Palm Room	Arbor (Palm) Room

Palm (Arbor) Room	Main dining room	Main dining room	Main dining room

Main dining room	Main dining room ca. 1940

In 1905E. M. Statler decided to build, in Buffalo, a hotel unlike any that had ever been built before. Opened in 1908, the path-breaking 300-room hotel had numerous innovations that became standard throughout the hotel industry. These included circulating ice water in each room, inside the door light switches, single-handle lavatory faucets, built-in bathroom elements and, most remarkably of all, a private bath for each guest room. The original Hotel Statler was reputably the first hotel in the world with his feature.