Martin Digital History

Rice's Hotel & Restaurant, c. 1955

Item

Title

Rice's Hotel & Restaurant, c. 1955

Description

This building was originally the Roebuck Building, built in 1927 on U.S. 1 near Frazier Creek, by Robert R. Roebuck, housing the Rob Roy Hotel and the Economy Grocery. It was sold to William Rice in November 1945, remodeled, and reopened as the Rice's Hotel & Restaurant. Rice's Market, on the first floor of the hotel and restaurant, was added in September 1949 and a Standard Service station was built next door in November 1949. Rice Hotel was closed in 1956.

Source

Digital image gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; donation of Alice Luckhardt.

Date

1950-1959

Rights

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Format

Black and white digital image

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2024-043-DVD14-Thurlow-032
2024.043

Coverage

Original Format

Citation

“Rice's Hotel & Restaurant, c. 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 3, 2024, https://martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/8516.