The Hilltop Hotel was destroyed two times by fire once in 1912 and another time in 1919. The hotel, which is uniquely located on a large crest of land overlooking Harpers Ferry National Park with breathtaking views of the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers two hundred feet below, has long been a tourist favorite and a fixture in Harper’s Ferry since its establishment in 1888. Harpers Ferry, WV-SWaN Investors, the owner of the Historic Hilltop House Hotel, and their design team presented a Hilltop Hotel Master Plan and Rezoning Application to the Harpers Ferry Town Council for consideration.Īfter presenting basic concepts to the town and receiving extensive comments last year, SWaN and its partners commenced a process of visioning, by visiting the site and appreciating the views, followed by an exploration of the history and assessment of the properties’ current conditions to understand the potential for historic preservation. Hilltop Hotel Redevelopment Plan Presented to Harpers Ferry The following text taken from a press release about the future of this old hotel.