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Eppley Hotel Company

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Eugene Eppley sold the company to Sheraton Hotels in 1956 for $ 30 million. The hotel chain's sale was, at the time, the second largest hotel sale in United States history.
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Of the 22 hotels in the Eppley Hotel Company's portfolio that were sold to Sheraton in 1956, some of the most notable hotels included
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was built in 1914. An exquisite venue, the Fontenelle hosted dignitaries and luminaries of all sorts, including Presidents
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Eppley Hotels sold the Warrior and most of its hotel assets to the Sheraton Corporation of America in 1956.
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and Sioux City. The original piece painted for Eppley's Martin Hotel dining room in Sioux City, one of the
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in 1956, it had 22 properties, and it was the largest privately held hotel business in the United States.
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Built in 1914, this hotel was Omaha's prominent hotel for more than 50 years. It was demolished in 1983.
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and Sioux City's Warrior Hotel that was built in 1929 but had its Grand Opening December 20th 1930.
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corporation, the hotel eventually went to ruins, closing in the 1970s. It was demolished in 1983.
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This article about a hotel or resort in the United States is a
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Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
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Take a step back in time: Nebraska Street walking tour.
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Eugene C. Eppley College of Business Administration
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Hospitality
Eugene C. Eppley
Omaha, Nebraska
United States
Omaha, Nebraska
Sheraton Corporation
Eugene C. Eppley
Pittsburgh
William Penn Hotel
Seelbach Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
Hotel Fontenelle
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha
Hotel Fontenelle
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Sheraton
Sioux City, Iowa
Grant Wood
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sioux City Art Center

Hotel Fontenelle
Downtown Omaha
Nebraska
Hotel Norfolk
Norfolk, Nebraska

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