In 1820 Simeon Lyon built the first ‘uptown’ hotel in Naples.  The building of this one-story tavern, “The Jacqua House”, signaled the move of the Naples business district from the Naples town park area to its present location.

The old “Jacqua House” was moved and the present hotel was constructed in 1895 with J. L. Brown as its first operator.  It is the oldest continuous business on Main Street.  The Hotel soon became a landmark, the center for dinners, weddings and banquets.  Many speeches by prominent politicians, including Robert Kennedy, were delivered from the spacious front porch.  It was the pride of Naples and was advertised as “The Finest Hotel in the County”. 

Naples Most Historic Hotel

The foundation of the building is three feet thick and the walls of the hotel are five bricks thick.  The federal period architecture of the building is virtually as it was built.