A historic building in downtown Frederick, Maryland, which served as a Catholic girls school and a convent, reopens this week as Frederick’s first new hotel in more than 50 years.
Celebrity chef and Frederick native Bryan Voltaggio is in charge of the hotel鈥檚 restaurant.
聽is named after the Visitation Academy, the boarding school that called the building home from 1846 until it closed in 2016. It was also a convent for nuns, who cared for Civil War soldiers there.
Visitation Hotel is part of Marriott鈥檚 Tribute Portfolio of boutique hotels.
The transformation from a girls school to hotel was the work OTJ Architects, and of real estate developer John O鈥橦are, who has revitalized historic properties throughout the region, including in Baltimore鈥檚 Fells Point, downtown Annapolis, and Lewes, Delaware.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a passion of mine to bring a new life to spaces that have contributed so much to the surrounding historic districts,鈥� O鈥橦are said. 鈥淎nd with Visitation, it is no different. The girls school and convent at Visitation played such a meaningful role in the history of downtown Frederick, and with our adaptive reuse, we hope that Visitation Hotel Frederick will be a huge part of Frederick鈥檚 future.”
Renovations and construction began in 2022.
The 65-room hotel includes a bridal suite. The school鈥檚 former auditorium is now a large event venue. The former chapel is now Voltaggio鈥檚 restaurant, Wye Oak Tavern. Voltaggio鈥檚 celebrity chef brother Michael is consulting on the food and beverage menus.
The restaurant includes an old church organ and a bar between stained glass windows.
There is also a cafe run by the Voltaggios named Acorn that serves breakfast, coffee and light fare throughout the day.
There are historic artifacts found during construction and renovation that are on display throughout the hotel, including in guest rooms.
Room rates displayed on the hotel鈥檚 website for this upcoming weekend were as low as $166 a night. The hotel is at 211 E Church St. in Frederick.
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