Deadwood Mountain Grand, a Holiday Inn Resort in South Dakota, has revealed the renderings of its renovation. Located steps from historic downtown Deadwood, the property was previously known as the 1906 Homestake Mining Co. ore processing plant and in 2011 became Deadwood's only large-scale event center and casino.
The property’s upgrades will include its 93 guestrooms and five suites as well as common guest areas like the lobby and restaurant. The new spaces will pay tribute to Deadwood’s rustic and industrial past, while pairing it with chic features to provide an elevated mountain lodge experience.
Directed by Ste Marie Design, the design reflects the history of Deadwood throughout the hotel through artwork, materials and finishes. Through copious research in conjunction with Deadwood History Inc., the hotel’s refreshed interiors will take cues from the rugged history of Deadwood balanced with contemporary finishes. The juxtaposition of industrial materials such as brass, bronze and wood will be highlighted throughout the lobby and guestrooms, honoring Deadwood’s history of gold mining and providing a modern lodge feel to complement the positioning of Deadwood in the Black Hills. The property will use textiles like velvet, suede, leather and sherpa.
The lobby has a display of historic photos, providing an immediate chronicle of Deadwood’s past. The lobby was designed to be a conversational space with two seating areas, each centered by stone fireplaces and layers of lighting. The main area has large windows that frame the wooded hills. All the check-in desks were designed to evoke old mining carts.
Elevators will have superimposed graphics on historic photos. Guestrooms will have weathered wood-like wallpaper, plaid and velvet fabrics and elevated materials like stone, marble and bronze. Within the bathrooms, a letter written by Sarah Sawyer to W.E. Adams, of the influential Adams family, is enlarged with a custom watercolor overlay as a wall covering, nodding to the town’s past. The brass-illuminated mirrors and the shelving detail on the vanities mimic gold mining pans, again highlighting the building’s past.
"We drew inspiration from the Deadwood gold rush era and the essence that surrounded this iconic time. To convey design intent, historic photography took center stage while elements of materiality such as gold and mining tool silhouettes were used to create a luxe juxtaposition between rustic and modern giving the space an elevated ambiance," Andrea Swenson, senior interior designer at Ste Marie Design, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Deadwood Mountain Grand on this project and look forward to unveiling our work to guests this summer.”
The renovations at Deadwood Mountain Grand are expected to be complete by summer 2023.