Come discover the grandest of historic Dallas hotels. When The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa opened at The Stoneleigh Court Hotel in October 1923 at the corner of Maple Avenue and Wolf Street, it was the first building of its kind in Dallas. The grand opening announcement heralded the building as a “…masterly accomplishment of Art and Craft…being the finest structure of its kind, the most modernly operated, most beautifully and completely appointed hotel south of the Mason and Dixon line.”
Designed by architect F.J. Woerner in the Beaux Arts style and predominantly built by local contractors, the 11-story concrete fireproof structure adorned with stone, terra cotta, and brick marked the beginning of modern, luxury high‐rise living in Dallas. At the time, it was the tallest hotel west of the Mississippi offering “fine” views of the city from its prominent suburban address in Oak Lawn –“out of the turmoil and dirt of the city.”
From its days as The Stoneleigh Court Hotel to the present, this Dallas historical site
has been a gathering place for the city’s elite, art shows, and social events. Guests have crossed the spectrum from tourists to touring theater groups and entertainers, Hollywood royalty, and music and sports legends. One could never be certain who might be on the elevator, dining at the next table in the restaurant, or enjoying cocktails in the Lion’s Den, the hotel’s English-style pub.
Guests socialized in the elegant lobby, women’s sun parlor, and men’s smoking lounge on the first floor. The eleventh floor was a magnificent ballroom/solarium for special functions and a dining room serving the finest continental cuisine overlooking the city. Building amenities included a children’s gymnasium, beauty shop and barbershop, a grocery store in the basement, and The Stoneleigh Court’s own refrigerating plant, radio station, and 40-car parking garage.
Highlighting The Stoneleigh’s long list of notable guests have been such luminaries as Frank Lloyd Wright, Lauren Bacall, Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, The Metropolitan Opera Company, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing, Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Darrell Royal, Paul Simon, LeAnn Rimes, and Oliver Stone. The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa is also member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Historic Hotels of America”.
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