 Today, guests can stay at the historic hotel, in either the historic section (main building with bar and restaurant) or in a modern addition (new building).The hotel is in the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Cimarron Historic District.The St. James was first built in 1872, on the recommendation of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, by Henri (later Henry) Lambert, personal chef to President Abraham Lincoln.