| 词条 | Cataract House | ||
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|name = Cataract House |status = Demolished |image = Cataract House from Goat Island Bridge, by E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm).jpg |caption = Cataract House from Goat Island, Niagara, N.Y. |location = Main Street at Riverway. |coordinates = {{Coord|43.089256|79.063135|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} |start_date = |completion_date = 1860 |architect = |owner = Various |cost = |floor_area = |top_floor = |floor_count = 5 |references = |building_type = Hotel |antenna_spire = |roof = |elevator_count = |structural_engineer= |main_contractor = |opening = 1825 |style = |developer = |management = }} The Cataract House was a hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. The hotel was established in 1825 but destroyed by fire in 1945. It was a major stop on the Underground Railroad and it was the largest hotel in Niagara Falls. HistoryThe Cataract House Hotel was built on the river bank in 1825. It was destroyed by fire in 1945.[1] History with the Underground RailroadThe Cataract House employed an entirely African-American wait staff, who helped numbers of former slaves to freedom in Canada.[2] In 2018 a model of the hotel was constructed at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center to highlight its history and importance to the Underground Railroad and the history of Niagara Falls.[3] PhotosExternal links{{commons category}}
References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-tourism-history/early-hotels-campgrounds/the-history-of-the-cataract-house-hotel/|title=Niagara Falls Hotels History {{!}} Cataract House Hotel - Niagara Falls USA|date=2017-02-03|work=Niagara Falls Info|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/underground-railroad-sites/site-of-the-cataract-house/|title=Site of the Cataract House » Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area |website=niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2018/02/17/niagara-falls-underground-railroad-museum-to-open.html |title=Niagara Falls Underground Railroad museum to open May 4 |website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-02-19}} 6 : Buildings and structures in Niagara Falls, New York|1825 establishments in New York (state)|1945 disestablishments in New York (state)|Underground Railroad|Demolished hotels in the United States|African-American history of New York (state) |
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