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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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Friday, March 28, 2014 / Published in Architecture, Forgotten People, Houses, Local History, Photograph Collection, Woo-Woo Moments

Miss Price’s Guest House

As I began to create a record for this postcard purchased recently on eBay, I got that funny sensation that comes when one of the photos begins to speak. The Craftsman Style bungalow was built around 1907 and featured the cedar shingle exterior popular until the 1930’s. I know from my own home how hard the big
333 Merrimon Aveboarding housescraftsman style bungalowGuest HousesMiss Leone Pricetourism

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