H O T E L J E R O M E The hotel’s atrium lobby will be reborn as a sumptuous living room that will include a variety of seating combinations to encourage interaction. Designer Lenahan’s deep-dive research into the project included examinations of historic photos of the Hotel Jerome, including this 1890 shot of its original lobby. 44 Boutique Design | November+December 2012 Aspen Historical Society (1890 lobby) table, so we knew he was the right person for restoring the Hotel Jerome to its former glory,” says Harmon. For his part, Lenahan viewed the commission to update the 94-key hotel as an opportunity to create a space that “is a handsome, fashionable and gentlemanly nod to the man who originally built it.” That creator is department store magnate Jerome B. Wheeler, who wanted the hotel bearing his rst name to be on a par with grand European hotels of the time. Lenahan’s sartorial approach to making over the hotel is on prominent display in the guest rooms, which he’s out tting with materials inspired by classic men’s clothing