▁bout ique ▁hotel . ▁ ▁History ▁/ ▁Architecture ▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> ▁The ▁International ▁House ▁property ▁is ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁style ▁of ▁architecture , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁for ▁the ▁Canal ▁Louisiana ▁Bank ▁& ▁Trust ▁Co . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Arch itect ▁and ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁All ison ▁O wen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁business man ▁Arch ie ▁Jew ell ▁renov ated ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁“ The ▁International ▁House ,” ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁first ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center . ▁ ▁Em phas izing ▁“ pe ace ▁through ▁trade ”, ▁International ▁House ▁operated ▁from ▁this ▁location ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁dign itar ies ▁visited ▁the ▁International ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁multiple ▁Cons uls ▁General ▁who ▁offic ed ▁there . ▁ ▁Hotel ▁or ▁current ▁era ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Se an ▁C umm ings ▁purchased ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁converted ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁bout ique ▁hotel , ▁inspired ▁by ▁similar ▁hot els ▁in ▁London , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁New ▁Orleans - based ▁architect ▁James ▁Bro oks ▁Graham . ▁It ▁contains ▁a ▁lo bb y ▁with ▁ 2 3 ’ ▁ce il ings ▁and ▁orn ate ▁pil aster s ▁and ▁is ▁to pped ▁by ▁several ▁p enth ouses . ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁December ▁