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Richardson's Inn, Howell, Michigan - 1934
This is a photograph of Richardson's Inn. The display also consists of three bronze keys appearing from the Inn.
Richardson's Inn was located at 628 Fleming Street, Howell Michigan. The Inn was on the west side of Fleming near the Pere Marquette passenger depot. At one time, Fleming Street came to a dead end at the Pere Marquette Railroad track. Fleming remains a dead end street at the railroad tracks. The Pere Marquette Depot was moved to the Fowlerville Fairgrounds. The date that the hotel was constructed is unknown. The 1915 Howell plat map and the Sanborn map of 1910 show its location.
Early on, Richardson’s Inn was called the Old Railroad Hotel, and then was called the Howell House. An obituary of William Barnard, 1906, states William and wife Julia Aldrich Barnard operated the hotel known as the Howell House. View Livingston Republican April 1, 1908 Article. In library use only
By 1886, the property was owned by Charles Barber. Charles W. Barber was an early settler (1835) in Green Oak township, Livingston county and a mail carrier for many years before owning the hotel. It was called Howell Hotel in 1901, when Charles died there. His widow, Janett, listed it for sale in 1904. Mrs. Barber sold the hotel to Alfred and Lucy Curtis of Fenton for $1200. In the 1910’s, the hotel was sold to Jake and Florence Prosser. View Charles Barber obituary in the Livingston Republican May 8, 1901 edition. in library use only.Charles Richardson and his wife Hattie acquired the hotel from the Prosser’s on January 20th, 1920. Charles and Hattie lived on East Washington Street in 1920, the census listing no employment for either of them. As owners of the Inn, they rented rooms and served meals, and it was convenient to railroad passengers boarding or deboarding at the Pere Marquette Depot. In the 1930 census, the Richardson’s still "owned" the hotel which was valued at $3000. Charles died in 1934 at age 67 of heart problems. Hattie remarried a couple years later to Dwight Humphrey who died two years later. Hattie was found in the 1940 census with relatives in Mason, Michigan and working as a dressmaker. Hattie died in 1947. There are not mentions of Richardson's in the 1940's newspapers. The hotel went through several different owners, and it's not clear if the hotel remained open as a hotel.
By 1952, Richardson’s Inn was owned by James and Mabel Munroe who rented apartments. Mabel continued to rent apartments after 1957 when James died at home. In 1976, the property was owned by Jack Elder. There are mentions in the Livingston County Press of the property being owned by an attorney from Birmingham, Michigan Austin Howard, and it being exterminated for a rat problem, likely related to the location of Cole's Elevator across the tracks. Richardson's was razed around 1987 after some arsonists set it on fire in February 1987. -
East Grand River Avenue, National Hotel, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of the southside of the 100 block of East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan. Grand River Avenue is unpaved, so likely pre-1914. The National Hotel's balconies are prominent in the picture. -
Eastern House, Brighton, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Eastern House, Brighton Michigan. -
Howell, Michigan, Early Photograph, Aerial
This photograph appeared in the August 28, 1963 issue of the Livingston County Press, and was originally published February 13, 1935. Thomas Cotter found a copy of this photograph in 1935 while going through the effects of his late mother, Mrs. Emma Watkins. Mrs. Watkins died in 1934, and lived for many years on Fowler Street. The photograph was said to have been made by photographer, W. E. Cleave and older persons in the community estimated it was made sometime between 1865 and 1870. The photograph was later taken by Ed Beach and Wilbur Johnson to L. Nelson to be enlarged.
The view is from the top of Union School and is looking north towards the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue (Division Street). The exact year is unknown.A full description of the buildings in this picture are included in the 1935 Article. The buildings include a hotel, bank, dry goods store, grocery, print shop, Masonic Hall, barber shop, and in the distance three buildings on what was then the Bowers farm.
W.E. Cleave photo (in library use only)
Tale of Progress Told by Picture February 1935 article (in library use only)Tags aerial, bank, barber, building, downtown, dry goods, farm, grand river avenue, grocery, hotel, howell, masonic hall, michigan avenue, school -
Hotel Tuomey (left side of Main St.), Frank Sigler Drug (right side of Main St.) looking West on Main St. Pinckney, Michigan
This photograph is of the Hotel Tuomey (left side of Main St.), and the Frank Sigler Drug (right side of Main St.) looking West on Main St. Pinckney, Michigan.
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Hotel Tuomey, Pinckney, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Hotel Tuomey, Pinckney, Michigan. It was built by James W. Hinchey during the Civil War, and was also called the Pinckney Hotel. It burned down in 1920.
The person in the photograph is unknown.
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Hotel Tuomey (left foreground) Bee-Hive and Great Market (unsure which side of street) , Pinckney, Michigan
This is a photograph of downtown Pinckney, Michigan showing the Hotel Tuomey (left forground) Bee-Hive and Great Market (unsure which side of street). -
Main Street Block Pinckney, Michigan - 1920s
This is a photograph dated 1920's, taken on Main Street, Pinckney, and the sign in front may read hotel. The street appears unpaved and the sidewalk is made of planks.
The names of the person(s) and exact date are unknown. -
Charles W. Barber, Howell, Michigan
This is a portrait of Charles W. Barber, Howell, Livington, Michigan. Mr. Barber was born in 1830 in Washington, New York. He came with his family to Green Oak Township in 1836. Mr. Barber died at his residence in Howell in 1901.
Charles W. Barber married Janette Peebles, daughter of J. Peebles in 1860.
As an adult, he carried the mail for many years. For the last 14 years of his life, he was the Proprietor of the Barber Hotel which was also known as the Howell Hotel. The Barber Hotel was located near the Pere Marquette Depot in Howell. -
Louis Parmenter, Howell, Livingston, Michigan
This is a portrait of Louis Adams Parmenter. He was born in 1907 in Philadelphia, Pa., and died in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mr. Parmenter was the owner and proprietor for 35 years of the National Hotel, which was later known as the Livingston Hotel. He was also a realtor, and a member of the Livingston County Board of Realtors.
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