The Sandy Hotel - 1890

Built by Baron Otto Von Scholley in 1890, the Sandy Hotel was the second hotel in Sandy and the nicest commercial building in town. The Baron died of a stroke in 1890 while the tower was being raised on the hotel. In 1897 Caspar Junker purchased the hotel from the Baron’s widow and was very successful with it, as he was with many of his other ventures in Sandy. The hotel prospered so much that Caspar had to build an addition. (More about Casper Junker later.)

The Baron claimed to be a descendent of Austrian royalty. He was Sandy’s second postmaster and served as a notary public. It’s said that he enjoyed his liquor and his antics were the source of many stories. It’s also been said that he was the kindest man some had ever known. The hotel burned down in the 1923 Sandy fire. In its place Ron Esson built the Sandy Drug Store and Post Office in 1924. That same building is now occupied by the Double Dragon restaurant.