Hotel Chieftan - Mount Pleasant MI

Address: 1523 S Mission St
City: Mount Pleasant
State: MI
Zip: 48858
County: Isabella
Number of visits to this page: 933
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This 40-unit hotel started out in 1949 at the cost of $380,000 with help from the local community in terms of financing. By 1955, a 10 unit motel was added to the property. The famed architect Alden B. Dow submitted a proposal for the motel addition, but his design was not the one eventually built. A rendering can be seen below. The motel changed hands in 1968 when 2 Alma men took over, Ben Simon and Alfred Fortino.

The place is mentioned 100's of times in the newspaper archives. It hosted thousands of events, some of those related to Central Michigan University which was just down the street. Sometime between 1999 and 2009, both the motel and hotel were closed and torn down. A medical office, parking lot and Qdoba sit where the hotel was as of 2023.

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Hotel Chieftan - Vintage Post Card
Vintage Post Card
Hotel Chieftan - Vintage Post Card
Vintage Post Card
Hotel Chieftan - Vintage Ad
Vintage Ad
Hotel Chieftan - 2011 Former Lot
2011 Former Lot
Hotel Chieftan - 1955 Aerial
1955 Aerial
Hotel Chieftan - 1972
1972
Hotel Chieftan - Alden B Dows Unbuilt Motel Addition
Alden B Dows Unbuilt Motel Addition
Hotel Chieftan - Soap
Soap
Hotel Chieftan - Soap
Soap
Hotel Chieftan - 1953 Ad
1953 Ad
Hotel Chieftan - Business Registration With Street Address
Business Registration With Street Address
Hotel Chieftan - Mar 1955 Motel Addition
Mar 1955 Motel Addition
Hotel Chieftan - May 1952 Article
May 1952 Article
Hotel Chieftan - Sept 1958 Article
Sept 1958 Article
Hotel Chieftan - Sept 1961 Ad From Detroit Newspaper
Sept 1961 Ad From Detroit Newspaper
Hotel Chieftan - Sept 1968 New Owners
Sept 1968 New Owners
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