The Jane Hotel 1908
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.
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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