ESCANABA, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A fire reduced a treasured piece of Upper Peninsula history to ashes on Friday after flames engulfed a longtime hotel, according to its owners.

The House of Ludington, which stood in Escanaba for more than 160 years, caught fire on Friday around noon. Tyler DuBord, the General Manager, posted on social media about a “day of profound historical loss.”

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The hotel was built in 1864 by a lumber baron. By the early 1900s, it became one of the first hotels to offer electric, steam heat, and baths for $2 per day, according to the city’s tourism website. In addition, House of Ludington boasts famous people who have visited the hotel including “The Fords, Thomas Edison, John Phillip Sousa, Johnny Cash, Prince of Sweden, Lyn Dickie, Baby faced Nelson, and the Harlem GlobeTrotters.”