Construction begins
WGHB Radio Station (same initials as the owner, G. H. Bowles); studio is established on the 3rd Floor
Opening Dinner Dance on Saturday, January 8, 1928 was held for $2.50/plate
Opened only seasonally; reservations included breakfast, lunch & dinner, known as the American Plan
A swimming beach was added
Additional guest rooms were added, along with a 28-car garage and servants’ dormitory in the back
A 400’ pier was built across the street
Rest of block was purchased; English croquet court and miniature skeet shooting range were built
Hotel becomes a private club, known as The Fenway
Hotel remained opened; one of the few on Florida’s west coast
Following the war, all the rooms were redecorated, tennis, shuffleboard courts and a game room were added
Swimming pool was added; hotel opened year round to locals and winter residents
Memberships were sold for $25/year which included pool, shuffleboard and tennis; however, it wasn’t successful as the locals couldn’t afford it
Air-conditioning is added; 200 Fenway family memberships were sold
40 rooms and suites were made available for permanent residents; Lifetime Residency Program at $275/month per person (included all meals)
Fenway was headquarters for the Buffalo Bisons, NY minor league baseball team
Fenway Academy affiliated with Trinity College; purchased the hotel for $250,000
Two new buildings were added; an administrative building with a library and an auditorium
Trinity College moves to Pasco County campus; Fenway is left empty for 3 years
Schiller buys the hotel for $1.85 million; Dunedin Campus of Schiller International University; $1 million is spent on renovations; 52 rooms for students and 44 rooms were sealed off
Schiller moves headquarters from Germany to Dunedin
The Schiller Academy, a high school program, opens
6.4 acre Fenway property sold to George Rahdert for $6.2 million
The Fenway was foreclosed
Fenway is sold to the non-profit organization, Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA for $2.8M to become its new national headquarters and a new international centre for its parent society, the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism.
The property is split into two parcels; Mainsail Lodging & Development buys the hotel from The Taoist Tai Chi Society and resumes renovations
Fenway Hotel opens as a member of the Autograph Collection®