The Oglethorpe Hotel, located in downtown Brunswick, Georgia, was designed in 1888 by architect J. A. Wood and named after James Oglethorpe.[1] It was built on top of the previous Oglethorpe House, which was burned during the Civil War.[2] It was constructed of brick and had three main levels. The building was capped by conical towers at the corners and in the center.[3]
In Brunswick, Wood would go on to design the Mahoney-McGarvey House in 1891 continuing his Carpenter Gothic style of design.[4] For the town of Brunswick, the Oglethorpe was a constant source of celebration and pride in southern traditions and values. It was built during a time of growing economic prosperity and increasing profits from global naval stores exports. The hotel remained in operation until 1958 when it was torn down and replaced with a Holiday Inn. Eventually the Holiday Inn would fall too and the empty lot in Brunswick's downtown would be called the "Oglethorpe Block."[5]