The hotel opened on February 15, 1915. It operated as a hotel until 1971, and the building was razed in 1983. Source: Spencer, Jeffrey S. Building for the Ages: Omaha's Architectural Landmarks. Omaha: Omaha Books, 2003, p. 35. A multi-page supplement about the architect (Thomas R. Kimball), construction, furnishings, and features of the Hotel Fontenelle can be found in the February 28, 1915, edition of The Omaha Sunday Bee, available through the Library of Congress Chronicling America website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1915-02-28/ed-1/seq-39/
