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Hotel Chamberlin: 1905

        The Chamberlin, a gigantic Queen Anne-style hotel designed by the firm of Smithmeyer and Pelz, architects of the Library of Congress, opened in 1894 and was destroyed by fire in 1920.
1905. "Hotel Chamberlin and government dock, Old Point Comfort, Virginia."  8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

        The Chamberlin, a gigantic Queen Anne-style hotel designed by the firm of Smithmeyer and Pelz, architects of the Library of Congress, opened in 1894 and was destroyed by fire in 1920.

1905. "Hotel Chamberlin and government dock, Old Point Comfort, Virginia." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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Pictures of the fire

You can find many pics of the hotel, the fire and the ruins here.

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