Nearly a century ago, a new hotel at the corner of Main and Bank streets was the talk of New Port Richey, Florida. The Hacienda Hotel was a luxurious building with pink stucco walls and a sprawling courtyard. In the decades since it was built, the Hotel has played host to movie stars, served as a healthcare facility, and even intrigued a few ghost hunters. Located on the banks of the Pithlachascotee River, the building was planned as a “modern, fifty-room hotel of extreme Spanish design.” The Spanish Colonial Revival…
