Re: innkeeping: historic inns?

[Barbara Andersen <bighouse@ilhawaii.net>]

>How do you aquire the status of "HISTORIC INN"?  Who should I contact?  


First, what "system" are you referring to?  whom HAVE you contacted?

We are historic because 1) we are old (98 years), and, because we are over
50 years old and significant in various other ways, we are on the State 
and
National Registers.  

If your building is over 50 years old, and you want the official status,
you could contact your state's historic preservation office (in Hawaii it
falls under the State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources), or contact the
National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC, or the Dept./
of the Interior.  

Hope this helps


Barbara Andersen			Hilo's Historic Accommodation
Shipman House Bed&Breakfast Inn	National Register
131 Kaiulani St.			ph/fax(808) 934-8002   (800) 627-8447
Hilo, Hawaii  96720 			mailto:bighouse@bigisland.com

On the lush, green side of Hawaii Island