Hilltop House, Harpers Ferry

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Hilltop House, Harpers Ferry

Entry/Object ID

IMG672 ve

Description

Upper photo: Hilltop House Hotel circa 1892-1893. The hotel was built in 1888 by Thomas S. Lovett (pictured standing on the ground in front of the hotel), 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 building shown is the original, which burned in 1912. (IMG672) Lower photo left: Post card of Hill Top House. (IMG44) Lower photo right: Hill Top House, 2015. (IMG2935)

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Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia