104 West Main, Pipestone, MN 56164  RESERVATIONS: 1-507-825-5871 or 1-800-535-7610 • Fax 1-507-825-4578 E-mail calumetinn@iw.com

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All rooms listed are antique furnished and include a private bathroom with deep claw foot tubs,replica old time flush toilets, and period sinks. Each room has cable T.V., telephone, and air conditioning.

"Melody of Love" Known as the Honeymoon Room. This wonderful room features a double whirlpool bath nestled along Sioux Quartzite wall, a four-post queen-size bed, and mauve and blue decor.
"Victorian Vista" This room is furnished with two antique beds, one of which is a beautiful sleigh bed. Decorated in Victorian pink with rich red carpet. This room is handicap accessible
"Parlor A" The Innkeeper's favorite room - Large corner hot tub, beautiful antique furniture with rich blue carpeting.
"I Promised You A Rose Garden" A rose garden is what you get in this beautiful & extraordinary antique furnished corner room. This room is completed with plush red carpeting & floral accented wall coverings.
"Abigail's Dream" Beautiful antique furnishings done in a rich blue
"Memorabilia" Hand-crafted antique furniture with beige & blue tones.

The name Calumet is the one French fur traders gave to ceremonial pipes used by American Indians. The stone (pipestone) used to create these pipes is still quarried at the nearby Pipestone National Monument.

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. The current owners took over the property in Sept. 1993, and they want to keep the quality and traditions going.

In addition to the current 38 guest grooms (many furnished with antiques) and the elegant dining room, the Inn now includes a lounge, Eddie’s Pub, Pocahontas meeting room, and a gift shop area. The lounge occupies what once was the bank, with the vault as the wine room.

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104 West Main, Pipestone, MN 56164

RESERVATIONS:
1-507-825-5871
1-800-535-7610
Fax 1-507-825-4578
E-mail calumetinn@iw.net

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