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 Since 1888 |
Welcome to the Historic Calumet Inn Downtown Historic Pipestone, MN Antique and Corporate Modern Rooms available Dining Room, Gift Shop, Lounge and Pub all under one roof. |
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Stay in one of our Historic Rooms or one of our many modern corporate rooms complete with Wireless Internet. 2 full bars and a fine dining restaurant all in one location. Our Banquet facility can hold your next private party. Call us for the details.  Dining and Entertainment Our restaurant is open for lunch 11am - 4pm Monday - Saturday and for dinner Wednesday - Saturday 4pm -10pm Eddie's Pub is open Monday - Friday 4pm - 2am and Saturday from 11am - 2am, Sunday 11am - Midnight Calley's Lounge is open 7 days a week from 4pm - close. 
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The first grand hotel was located
one block north of the present structure, where the First National Bank
now stands at the corner of 2nd St. N.W. and Hiawatha Avenue. The 60-room
facility was built by the Close Brothers, English land agents, at a cost
of $25,000. The wood and veneered brick structure was destroyed in two
hours Dec. 15, 1886 by fire. Townspeople wanted a grand hotel to
serve the trains which were the lifeblood of the early community. Two
bankers announced plans to build a new bank at the corner of Hiawatha
Avenue and Main Street, the present Calumet location. It was decided to
include the hotel with the bank and east and north doors would be for the
hotel. The new Calumet Hotel would include
50 rooms in three stories and cost $30,000. The Sioux Quartzite, the
primary building stone, was taken from quarries at Jasper. Darker stone
for trim came from quarries at nearby Pipestone. Construction began in the spring of
1887 on the 50x100-foot building. The grand opening was Thanksgiving Day
in 1888. In 1900 a large addition to the rear of the building was added. A
slightly different color of stone shows where the addition starts. In 1913
work began on adding a fourth floor and 30 additional rooms. In 1979 the hotel was purchased for
$60,000 by Greg and Michael Hasara and a $3 million renovation/restoration
began. The building was returned as much as possible to the looks of its
original construction, but with modern conveniences added, and reopened
Feb. 7, 1981. In addition to the current 40 guest
grooms (many furnished with antiques) and the elegant dining room, the Inn
now includes a lounge, Eddie’s Pub, and a gift shop area. The lounge
occupies what once was the bank, with the vault as the wine room.
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