Worthington Inn (former site of Bartlett hotel, which became Lafayette Lodge)

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Worthington Inn (former site of Bartlett hotel, which became Lafayette Lodge)

This is a sepia tone photograph of the Jacob Bartlett hotel which was a prececessor building to the Worthington Inn. The Jacob Bartlett hotel, built in 1858, burned in 1898. The Worthington Inn, built on this site burned on February 27, 1931, at 1:00 a.m. The story is that the proprietor was present in the building the evening before and may have either left a cigarette or an ember in the fireplace, by accident. Please note sign visible on roof which says 'Worthington Hotel.'

11.4 x 18.4 cm (4.5 x 7.2 in)

2007-07-07

Box 05