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Hotel in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lady Evelyn Hotel was a hotel on the northeast point of Deer Island in the North Arm of Lake Temagami in Temagami, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The 3+1⁄2-story, 108-bed building was the largest of three hotels operated on Lake Temagami by the Temagami Steamboat and Hotel Company.[1][3] The company established the Lady Evelyn Hotel in 1904 under the management of Dan O'Connor and the financial backing of W. G. Gooderham and Alex and David Faskin.[1][2] Supplies and passengers to the Lady Evelyn Hotel were delivered by steamboat (e.g. Belle of Temagami) from the lakeside landing at the Temagami station.[2]
Lady Evelyn Hotel | |
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![]() The Lady Evelyn Hotel in 1907 | |
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General information | |
Type | Hotel |
Location | Deer Island, Lake Temagami |
Town or city | Temagami, Ontario |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 47°09′44.89″N 80°07′43.36″W |
Completed | 1904 |
Destroyed | 1912 |
In 1906, the Canadian Summer Resort Guide declared that the Lady Evelyn Hotel, Ronnoco Hotel and Temagami Inn were "not the result of a slow gradual growth, but prepared for the best class of guests, with every regard for their comfort and convenience".[2] The three Temagami hotels could accommodate up to 500 guests at daily rates of $2.50 to $3.50 per person, among the highest in Ontario during this period.[2][4] Weekly rates of $16 to $21 were available for the residential or resort-oriented vacations in which the Lady Evelyn Hotel and Temagami Inn specialized. At full occupancy in the height of the season, the three hotels brought in approximately $10,000 per week.[2]
On July 4, 1912, the Lady Evelyn Hotel was completely destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. The estimated loss was over $30,000 and was only partially covered by insurance. A number of guests were at the hotel but there was no loss of life and no details were available as to whether any personal effects of guests were destroyed.[3] The hotel was never rebuilt and is now the site of melted and twisted remains.[5][1]