Belvedere Hotel Fire Remembered 103 Years Later in Chesapeake Beach

Belvedere Hotel Fire Remembered 103 Years Later in Chesapeake Beach

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. – March 31, 2026, marks the 103rd anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Belvedere Hotel, a prominent landmark in the early history of this Calvert County resort town. The four-story Victorian-style building stood on a hilltop overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. Completed in 1900, the structure originally operated as the Club House and formed part of developer Otto Mears’ vision to establish Chesapeake Beach as the “America…