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The Elephant Hotel is a National Historic Landmark located in Somers, New York, a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 7, 1974 as Somers Town House and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005 as Elephant Hotel.〔 It is also a contributing property in the NRHP-listed Somers Hamlet Historic District. == History == The Elephant Hotel was built in Somers NY by Hachaliah Bailey known as the creator of Barnum Bailey Circus. The Elephant Hotel was established by Hachaliah Bailey after he bought an African Elephant, which he named "Old Bet". Bailey intended to use the elephant for farm work but the number of people it attracted caused Bailey to take her throughout the northeast. Bailey's success caused numerous others to tour with exotic animals, and during the 1830s the old style circus and Bailey's attractions merged to form the modern circus. Due to this, Somers is known as the "Cradle of the American Circus." Old Bet died on tour in 1827. It is also said that Old Bet was buried in front of this building. Bailey later erected the Elephant Hotel in Somers in honor of Old Bet, and it was purchased by the town in 1927. It is a town landmark and was dedicated a National Historic Landmark in 2005.〔 The Elephant Hotel is currently the Somers Town Hall. It is located at 335 US 202, across from the northern end of NY 100. The NRHP listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.〔 and (''Accompanying photo, exterior'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elephant Hotel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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