Hanover Inn Remodeling

Plans for rebuilding portions of the Hanover Inn have received approval by the Board of Trustees. The plans are based on razing the older section built in 1902 which now contains the lobby and lounges, the coffee and gift shops, office and other facilities, and 28 rooms.

In addition to most of the public areas in the present section, it is contemplated that the new construction will provide about 50 sleeping rooms and a number of multi-purpose meeting rooms. William Tabler of New York, an internationally known hotel architect, has been retained to develop the plans.

The newer wing built in 1923, which contains the main dining room and 48 sleeping rooms, and the kitchen built in 1948, will be retained for the time being. The plans, however, will provide for eventual replacement of the 1923 wing.

If the architect's design is approved later this year, it is expected that construction will begin next year and that the new building will be completed in 1967.

The Trustees' decision followed an extensive study by a special advisory group chaired by Trustee Frank L. Harrington '24, which was named to assess the current and future needs of the College for accommodations in Hanover, and was based on analyses previously made by the Hanover Inn Board of Overseers.