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Monday, December 01, 2014 / Published in Houses, Local History, Photograph Collection

Tourist Homes: Hanging Out Places

We have been posting on this blog about Tourists’ Camps and Tourists’ Courts. In case I dismissed Tourist Homes too quickly, I decided to make amends. They existed longer than I first thought, and probably did a lot to help with boarding for tourists. And besides that, they most likely provided a very good income for
93 Merrimon AvenueAshevilleboarding housesJulia WolfeMrs. Ellen GlaserMrs. M.E. AlstonOakhurst Boarding HouseRichard Sharp SmithThe BelvedereThe Chatham Boarding HouseThe Old Kentucky HomeThomas Wolfetourist homesWilliam and Nellie Ward

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