Edison Hotel (Sunbury, Pennsylvania)

The Hotel Edison, Sunbury, Pennsylvania

The Hotel Edison in Sunbury, Pennsylvania was built in 1871 by entrepreneur Edward T. Drumheller[1] and opened as the City Hotel in January 1872.[2] It was the first building to be lit with Thomas Edison's three-wire system in July 1883.[3]

Renamed the Hotel Edison in 1922 during Sunbury's 150th anniversary, it has fifty-one rooms and fifteen residential apartments, and is located on Fourth and Market Streets.[4][5]

  1. ^ Scott, Rob. "Edison Hotel has long, colorful history." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, July 2, 2007, p. B1 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Whittaker, Mark. "Carriage house to resume role it once played?" Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, May 13, 1980, p. 20 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Points to Contrast in PPL and Edison Power Plants." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, June 28, 1950, p. 16 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Jason Klose The Edison Hotel: A Bright and Colorful History, Spring 2009 City of Sunbury Website
  5. ^ "O'Rourke, Amanda. "Edison's 51 rooms get new manager." Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Daily Item, April 10, 2009, p. A1 (subscription required).