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The Jane Hotel 1908

by William A. Boring, 1859–1937

The Georgian-style building at 113 Jane Street was originally the American Seamen’s Friend Society Sailors’ Home and Institute. It served as a hotel for sailors and designed by William A. Boring. It was completed in 1908. After the RMS Titanic sunk in 1912, the Jane housed the survivors of the wreck during the American inquest into the sinking.

The YMCA purchased the building in 1944, running it as a hotel called the Jane West. In 2008, developers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode renovated the structure and converted the old flop house into a luxury hotel.

 

Timeline

1908 Building is completed
1912 RMS Titanic sinks
1944 YMCA purchases building
2000 Becomes a New York City landmark
2008 Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode renovate

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