02/09/2017
(-copied from the chamberlin website)
THE CHAMBERLIN HISTORY
The Chamberlin was built in 1927 not far from the site of earlier hotel, The Hygeia, which once invited the wealthy and well-heeled to soak in the stunning views and cool breezes of the Chesapeake Bay. Even poet Edgar Allen Poe paid a visit, reciting “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee” before delighted guests on the Hygeia’s porch in 1849. After serving briefly as a hospital during the Civil War, The Hygeia was torn down. A new hotel built in its place was destroyed by fire in 1920. The Chamberlin emerged nearby as a grand new hotel built in a style befitting the dynamic cultural and artistic change that marked the Roaring Twenties. By the 1990s, however, The Chamberlin had lost its luster as a vacation destination. Enter a visionary group of investors who purchased the old hotel and spent years renovating and restoring every magnificent inch. In 2008, The Chamberlin reopened its doors as a premier waterfront retirement community, enticing residents with the same panoramic Chesapeake Bay views and fresh sea breezes that have welcomed guests for nearly 200 years.