Allendale Hotel

The Allendale hotel was originally built in 1870 by Herman Tallman. The hotel was never very successful and the original hotel was torn down in 1887. In 1892 Henry J. Mansfield came to Allendale to run the new hotel. By 1896 the hotel was being run by Lyman F. Bradley who ran it until 1903. After Bradley, a man named Bierman conducted the hotel's business until about 1907 when Valentine J. Braun moved to Allendale and took over management of the hotel. He continued to run the hotel until his death in 1931. In 1935 Michael Connelly brought his wife, Maude McKinley Connelly, and his five daughters to Allendale and began to run the Allendale Hotel. Upon his death in 1938 his widow, who was known as "Mom" Connelly, continued as proprietor of the hotel. In 1947, when Mrs. Braun, owner of the hotel, died Mrs. Connelly purchased the Ackerman house at 67 West Allendale Avenue and built it into what is today's Allendale Bar and Grill (the AB & G. ) Mrs. Connelly died about 2 years ago. In 1964, William J. Dixon, owner of Towne Cleaner, bought the old hotel and renovated it, including lowering the tower and raising the porch roof over the second story on tall columns. Allendale Hotel used to be where the commuters parking lot is today