Letter on Hotel St. James Stationery

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Description:

Letter from H. P. Barringer to J. K. Failing of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Written on stationery from the Hotel St. James in Rochester. Stationery has photograph of the hotel and envelope is included. Originally the Lambertson House when it was built in 1847 by John V. Lambertson, this wooden structure became the Hotel St. James when it was purchased by James Wilson Smith in 1892. Located at the southwest corner of Main Street and Fifth Street (University Drive), the hotel operated until the 1930s and was eventually torn down in 1962 after falling into disrepair. (RRP-170) Ray Russell Postcard Collection

Notes:

Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.

Data Provider:

Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library

Place:

439 South Main Street and Unspecified

Subject Topic:

Correspondence

Format:

Letter

Rights:

The Ray Russell Postcard Collection is owned by the City of Rochester and is on permanent loan to the Rochester Hills Public Library. Digitized by the Rochester Hills Public Library. No known copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

URL:

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#autologin/guest/lb_document_id=87220