Hotel America, Holland Architecture
Historic Dutch Building on Leidseplein design by W. Kromhout and W. G. Jansen, The Netherlands
post updated 27 April 2024
America Hotel Amsterdam – Photos
Address: Amsterdam American Hotel, Leidseplein 28, Centrum
Date: 1898-1902
Design by Architects Kromhout / Jansen
Hotel America Amsterdam
Address: Leidsekade 97 1017 PN Amsterdam (Noord-Holland), The Netherlands
Contact: 020 5563000
Photos © Adrian Welch, architect
Southwestern tower:
Western facade to canal:
Eastern facade + decorative details:
Entry:
images © Adrian Welch 200407
Square on south side of Hotel America:
The American Hotel, locally known as the Hotel Americain, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a hotel and café restaurant with a Jugendstil reading room.
It was built in 1898-1900 by W.Kromhout and W.G.Jansen in the Berlage style.
In 1927-28 an expansion was realized from a design by the architect G.J. Rutgers in collaboration with K. Bakker. Both the expansion and the café are National Heritage sites.
American Hotel Extension
Date built: 1928
Design: Rutgers, architect, with K. Bakker
Location: Hotel America, Leidsekade 97, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, western Europe
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