Hilltop House Hotel. C. 1890. 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 in1926. The building shown is the original building which burned in 1912. The hotel burned again in 1918 and was again rebuilt.
Acquisition
Accession
358
Source or Donor
Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection
Made/Created
Studio
Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV