7 Hotels That Began as Something Else

1. The High Line Hotel, New York. Originally student housing for the General Theological Seminary.

2. NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans. Named for its original use as the office of New Orleans Public Service Inc., where locals paid electric and water bills.

3. Magnolia Hotel, Denver. This historical building served as a First National Bank starting in 1911.

4. Jail Hill Inn, Galena, Illinois. A county jail for nearly 100 years.

5. The Ski Tip Lodge, Keystone, Colorado. In the 1880s, it was a stagecoach stop.

6. Mission Point, Mackinac Island, Michigan. A former Protestant church camp.

7. American Club, Kohler, Wisconsin. Once a dormitory for immigrants.