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The Mather Inn is a hotel in Ishpeming, Michigan. The inn served as housing for the cast of the classic 1959 movie ''Anatomy of a Murder'', and was where Duke Ellington composed the movie's score.〔(''Anatomy of a Murder'' Ishpeming Walking Tour ), Peter White Public Library, Marquette.〕〔(John Monaghan, ) "The movie that put Ishpeming on the map," ''Detroit Free Press,'' January 20, 2009〕〔(Dennis McCann, ) "Marquette, Michigan remembers 'Anatomy of a Murder,'" ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Nov. 7, 2008.〕 It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976〔 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.〔 == History == In 1875, Robert Nelson, the founder of Ishpeming, built a hotel in the city known as the Barnum House.〔(About the Mather Inn ), retrieved 12/22/09〕 Four years later, the Barnum House burned, and Nelson replaced it with another structure he called the Nelson House.〔 The Nelson House stood until 1928, when it too burned. The loss of Ishpeming's finest hotel affected the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, which now had no place to house important guests.〔(Mather Inn ) from the state of Michigan, retrieved 12/22/09〕 Realizing the benefit of having a first-class hotel, William G. Mather, Cleveland-Cliffs president, financed the construction of the Mather Inn as a replacement.〔 Mather hired Boston architect James H. Ritchie to design the building and turned to Warren H. Manning, a longtime associate, to design the grounds.〔 The hotel is considered to be an excellent example of the work of both men.〔 The Mather Inn opened in 1932, and served the community for decades.〔 In 1959, it served as lodging for the cast of the classic movie ''Anatomy of a Murder''.〔 In the mid-1980s, the Mather Inn Preservation Society was created to sustain it.〔 However, the inn fell on hard times, and in 1987 it was closed and sold.〔 The inn was vacant for many years, but in 2004 renovations to the building were started.〔(Johanna Boyle, ) "Mather Inn renovation moving along," ''The Mining Journal,'' November 19, 2008〕 As of 2009, the inn is privately owned and is undergoing a renovation to turn it into luxury residences and office suites.〔〔(Johanna Boyle, ) "Ishpeming stops work on Mather renovation," ''The Mining Journal,'' October 8, 2009〕 As of 2014, the old boiler room and adjacent storage area have been converted into a brewery named Cognition Brewing Company. The brewery plans to serve its beer out of the old pub.〔() "Former Mather Inn Hotel taproom will host the new Cognition Brewing Company in Ishpeming," ''The Mining Journal,'' August 17, 2014〕 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「Mather Inn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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