Dadeville in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dennis Hotel
Circa 1836~Circa 1960
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 21, 2023
1. Dennis Hotel Marker
Inscription.
Dennis Hotel. Circa 1836~Circa 1960. Called the United States Hotel until the 1890s, the Dennis Hotel was owned by a Dadeville family by that name for well over a century. It began as a stage stop, and gained fame as the living quarters for mid-19th-century humorist Johnson Jones Hooper, who compiled the stories here that became the best-selling The Adventures of Simon Suggs. The hotel was an L-shaped wooden structure, with an upper balcony featuring four columns extending along the front sheltering a first-floor porch. In the early 1960s, the hotel was replaced by a post office.
Called the United States Hotel until the 1890s,
the Dennis Hotel was owned by a Dadeville
family by that name for well over a century. It
began as a stage stop, and gained fame as the
living quarters for mid-19th-century humorist
Johnson Jones Hooper, who compiled the stories
here that became the best-selling The Adventures
of Simon Suggs. The hotel was an L-shaped
wooden structure, with an upper balcony
featuring four columns extending along the front
sheltering a first-floor porch. In the early
1960s, the hotel was replaced by a post office.
Erected 2016 by the Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 49.945′ N, 85° 45.811′ W. Marker is in Dadeville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. Marker is on North Broadnax Street (Alabama Route 49) north of Green Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 264 N Broadnax St, Dadeville AL 36853, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Grafenberg Medical Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Dadeville (about 300
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
