Hilltop House Hotel

Name/Title

Hilltop House Hotel

Entry/Object ID

IMG2935

Description

Hilltop House Hotel - The hotel was built in 1888 by Thomas S. Lovett, an African American entrepreneur who lived in Harpers Ferry. Lovett managed other hotels in the area and operated Hilltop House from 1888 until his death in 1926. The original hotel burned in 1912, was rebuilt, burned again in 1918, and was again rebuilt. Stored as a JPEG

Acquisition

Accession

522

Source or Donor

Whitmore, Susan C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Whitmore, Susan C.

Date made

2014

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia