American Hotel (Staunton, Virginia)

[2] During the American Civil War, the hotel served as a "receiving hospital" for Confederate sick and wounded.

[2] In the first year of his presidency, Ulysses S. Grant took a brief vacation trip to White Sulphur Springs stopping overnight in Staunton at the American Hotel.

Staunton Development Company wanted to renovate and update the Hotel in the Victorian style but did not have the finances.

They specialized in the handling of Havana and domestic cigars, chewing and smoking tobacco, teas, spices, high grade canned goods and provisions of all kinds.

In 2003, Emerald City L.P. renovated the building for professional offices, a café and a banquet room.