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Seelbach Hotel, Louisville
Seelbach Hotel, Louisville

The Seelbach Hilton Louisville is a historic hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded by Bavarian-born immigrant brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach, it opened in 1905 as The Seelbach Hotel and is designed in the French Renaissance style. The hotel has hosted numerous celebrities, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, who took inspiration from the Seelbach for a hotel in The Great Gatsby. The hotel is part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain.

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Seelbach Hotel
South 4th Street, Louisville

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South 4th Street 500
40202 Louisville
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Starks Building
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