Warren Hotel, Spring Lake, NJ

The Warren Hotel -- was located in Spring Lake New Jersey on Mercer & Warren and entertained famous personalities including Bob Hope & Rocky Marciano. The Warren was named after one of the four roads bordering the property, and adjacent to which the first hotel structure was built by Emma Lucas following her 1891 purchase of three building lots from James Moses. Lucas built a "double" four-story building that was added to the existing Lucas Cottages on the site, bordered by First, Warren and Mercer Avenues according to Dorothy Lau, president of the Spring Lake Historical Society.
Throughout its history the Warren was a family hotel, and in the late 1930s regular guest events included hay rides, scavenger hunts and costume parties for guests.
"In the early 1970s the hotel was purchased by Chuck Carroll, who then sold it to his sister, Mary Carroll Long and her then-husband, Thomas Long, in 1974. It was one of the last full American plan hotels serving three meals a day and one of the few Old Guard hotels where guests could stay for the entire summer," Lau said. Along with Swanson and Marciano, other notable guests included Bob Hope and New York's Cardinal John O'Connor, who came every fall to address priests of his diocese who stayed at the hotel for a week.

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[MrMac1231]

The Warren hotel was certainly one of the grand and elegant places to stay at the Jersey Shore.

I had attended several events there over the years and my daughter and I went for the auction/sale after the closing. We were able to wander & explore the entire complex. My only purchase, a $2.00 full size sheet pan, still lies under our 200-lb. english mastiff's water bowl and has captured hundred of gallons of slobber. The mastiff is almost 12 years old and can be seen in "quit that scratchin' "

[MrMac1231]

The west wing had already been closed for quite some time and it appeared an attempt to renovate and restore it had failed. The sixth floor (no windows to the street) was where the staff were housed and contained many small 4x6 or 5x7 bedrooms. Some with claw-foot bathtubs completely open in a corner of the room. There were also several shared bathrooms tucked into eves and at the ends of the hallways.

[MrMac1231]

We know it's sad that memory makers like the Warren can't remain forever but the truth is that they are only here for us! Those who will follow are making memories of their own.

[MrMac1231]

I only have a few memories of the Warren but it's a shame it's history isn't better remembered or recorded.

-Mike

[henrynevins]

I worked for the FDIC and the nearby Shorem Hotel was an FDIC foreclosure. We appraised the Warren and used as a comparable to access the value of the Shorem. I walked through the Warren in May 1995 and it was in 100% excellent condition. A large wedding was going on. Absolutely no reason to tear it down. Later learned it was family greed for the value of its land. Spring Lk boro should had refused the demolition. The Shorem is gone too. Accessed at $30mil 4yrs later deteriorated down to $5mil

[juantonpierro]

It looks like MrMac will be the only one to see this post but I distictly remember the Warren to be rather run down when I was a kid in Spring Lake during the 60's. I watched the Monmouth fall and did not care for that one bit. I watched the Hotel (the name sli[ps my mind at the moment) in Sea Girt burn to the ground one night. Workers torch, hummm. Nice to remember the Warren, but no tears shed here. Not at Mr. Garmain's house either considering he helped make the demolitin worthwile.

[MrGarmain]

What a great video, we bought one of the houses built on the site. Every spring when I plant the garden I find yet another old brick from the hotel.

[Djonemore]

We use to go here for a week every summer when I was younger (between 94-98) with my great uncle (at the time he was in his 80s) always told us stories about how 'grand' the place was, and the charm it had, and he had been coming there for years, also how it was a place that many famous people had stayed, i slightly remember the actual interior of the place, i wish i could find photos of it.

[508brighton]

Rented a room in the Warren for three summers before purchasing a home in Spring Lake. My husband and I had our wedding reception there. We still miss the grand lady.

[600joe]

Got married in that hotel also had reception there. They had to raise the prices after we left. To the developer of those 7 houses there now, I hope you fucking choke. America does not care about its' past.