Hampton Inn-Tutwiler

The Tutwiler Hotel is a 149-room luxury hotel located at 2021 Park Place near Linn Park. The hotel occupies the building that was constructed by Robert Jemison, Jr and Edward M. Tutwiler in 1913 as the Ridgely Apartments. Renovations to the historic apartments for use as a hotel began in 1985 and the Tutwiler first opened to guests in 1986.

The hotel is the second in Birmingham to have that name. The first Tutwiler Hotel, built in 1914 and named for Edward M. Tutwiler, it's principal financial backer, was on the corner of 5th Avenue North and 20th Street. It was demolished in January 1974 to make way for the First Alabama Bank building (now Regions Plaza).

In 2006 the hotel was purchased by Bill Murrary of Integral Hospitality Services and a Dallas-based partner, who began a $9 million renovation of the entire hotel. Icon Restaurant and Bar, a $1 million full-service restaurant owned by Alan Dobbs and Geoffrey Slate, formerly of Restaurant G, began serving meals in the hotel in late March, 2007. In April the hotel became part of the Hampton Inn & Suites brand.

References

• Williams, Roy L. (April 17, 2007) "Tutwiler to show off its $9 million image makeover." Birmingham News.

External links

• 1955 photograph of the Tutwiler Hotel by Charles Preston at the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
• The Tutwiler website for the current Tutwiler Hotel]