Hotel Venice

Built in 1926 for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), Hotel Venice was designed by New York architects Walker & Gillette and completed by the George Fuller Construction Company. It was the first building built in Venice by the BLE. Made using many materials produced locally in Venice, this Italian Renaissance style structure was built of wood-frame and masonry, coated in stucco, and boasts exposed cypress beams throughout. The three-story, 92-room hotel was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, which helped save it from demolition like its sister building: the Park View Hotel. Since then, the building has served as an assisted living facility under a long-running list of owners.

Turnover has begot neglect of the maintenance of this fine structure. Damage from Hurricane Ian has sped up issues of demolition by neglect that is slowly deteriorating the former hotel. Community members would like to see the building restored and possibly even returned to its initial role as a hotel.