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Claridge House history
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When the original incarnation of Claridge's opened for the first time in 1812, it was as a single-terraced house on Mayfair's Brook Street.
At the same time, husband and wife William and Marianne Claridge were running their own successful hotel on Brook Street, eventually purchasing Mivart's Hotel in 1854.
In an ambitious move to expand their business, they buy the adjoining five buildings in 1854.
The combination of the two properties was for a brief period known as "Claridge's, late Mivart's" until 1856 when it became simply "Claridge's".
Claridge’s opens in its own right in 1856.
1860, Royal visits: As Claridge's reputation grows, it is visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
The hotel continued to prosper well into the Victorian era, but the Claridges eventually sold the hotel in 1881, in part due to William's poor health.
The first stage of that transformation began in 1893, when the hotel was purchased by Richard D'Oyly Carte – owner of The Savoy.
Reopening in 1898 it soon reclaimed its position as THE place for the rich and the royal to stay in London.
1929, Decorative transformation: Eighty new rooms and a stunning ballroom are added.
The 24-story hotel opened in 1930, during the Great Depression.
The military occupation of Atlantic City came to an end in in late 1943.
The building was originally scheduled to be demolished to make way for a high-rise motel-office building. It closed in 1969 “because of poor business” and the contents of the city’s first air-conditioned hotel were auctioned, including 8,000 yards of carpeting, tableware to serve nearly 800 persons, and more than 2,000 chairs.
In 1999, designer David Collins transforms the Causerie into Claridge’s Bar, with a brief to slip quietly into the new millennium while keeping a firm hold on the last one.
2000, The It-hotel: Claridge’s is adopted by a new generation of models, designers, musicians and artists.
In 2011 the Barclay brothers, owners of the Telegraph and The Ritz, effectively bought the hotels by purchasing the loans owed by parent group Coroin.
2012, Fashion leader: David Linley, a long-time friend of Claridge’s, completes his work on the 25 Linley Suites.
As of February of 2014, TJM Atlantic City has taken the reigns as the newest owners of this historic hotel.
2014, Fera at Claridge's opens: Fera at Claridge's opens under the Michelin-starred chef Simon Rogan.
2019, Davies and Brook opens: Claridge’s new restaurant, Davies and Brook, opens under the acclaimed Chef Daniel Humm.
2021, Ballroom reopens after full restoration: Led by Blair Associates Architecture, the Ballroom is returned to the grandeur of old.
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