The Latchis Hotel and Theatre first opened in 1938, when the “Greco Deco” vision of the Latchis family was finally realized.
Built by four brothers in honor of their father Demetrius, an immigrant from Greece, the Latchis Hotel’s Art Deco design was conceived with grandeur in mind to equal the architectural marvels of their father’s home country.
The Latchis’ Greek heritage puts a unique twist on the classic exterior of our building and differentiates us from other Art Deco hotels. The brothers commissioned murals of Greek deities by renowned artist Louis Jambour for our Main Theatre and installed statues throughout the terrazzo-floored interior. Today, Hebe, goddess of youth and cupbearer for Zeus, guards the entrance to our main theatre, blessing all who enter there.
Beginning in 1938, the Latchis Hotel began welcoming guests arriving on the train from the urban centers of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. These visitors sought a rural retreat that could still provide them with the glamorous services they were accustomed to in the city. Needless to say, they found both luxury and the charms of the country at our hotel in Brattleboro – one of only two public Art Deco buildings still in use in the entire state of Vermont.
