Claypool Hotel Key Fob Indianapolis Indiana Haunted Antique Historic Room 635

Description

Haunted
Claypool Hotel Room Key Fob (no key)
Antique haunted floor key fob (room 635) from the Claypool Hotel. The fob is marked “Wilcox Mfg. Co., Chicago”. This would have been paired with a skeleton key. I had two of these fobs, the other was for room 309 (it sold last year). That fob was paired with an old skeleton key.
The Claypool Hotel was at the corner of Washington and Illinois streets in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Its lobby was touted as one of the largest in the world and every room had a private bath.
Timeline of Interesting Facts
1853: The hotel first opened as the Bates House.
1861: President-elect Abraham Lincoln stayed at the hotel (Bates House) while traveling to his inauguration in Washington. Lincoln delivered a speech from the balcony of the hotel.
May 1903: The hotel reopens as the Claypool after undergoing a 3-year overhaul and expansion that included a water works plant, electric light plant, telephone system, fire protection system, pumping station, refrigeration system, steam laundry, swimming pool, etc.
1942: Carole Lombard spent the last night of her life at the Claypool Hotel. Her plane crashed on her return to Hollywood from Indianapolis.
August 1943: Women's Army Corps Cpl. Maoma Ridings was brutally murdered in room 729 of the Claypool Hotel. It was known as “The WAC Murder”. The case remains unsolved to this day.
July 1954: the body of 19-year old Dorothy Poore was found stuffed into a dresser drawer in Room 665. It known as “The Dresser Drawer Murder”.
1967: A fire caused the Claypool to close.
1969: The hotel was demolished.
Condition
Very good. Minor wear consistent with age. No major flaws to note. Signs of wear are visible in photos.