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- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Sheraton Bon Aire Hotel, Augusta, Ga
- Creator:
- E. C. Kropp (Milwaukee, Wis.)
- Publisher:
- Augusta, Ga. : Kinsella News Company
- Date of Original:
- 1930/1945
- Subject:
- Hotels--Georgia--Augusta
Postcards--Georgia--Augusta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, linen textured, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled Sheraton Bon Air Hotel, Augusta, GA - 6. - The original Bon Air Hotel that was built in 1889 and consumed by fire February 3, 1921. The large Spanish Revival architectural masterpiece that sits on the hillside of the Summerville Historic District opened January 29, 1924 as the Bon Air-Vanderbilt Hotel. The Hotel closed in 1960 after the owners were unable to secure a mortgage. The current use of the building is residential apartments for senior citizens and those in the low income demographic. The Bon Air is listed as a contributing structure in the Summerville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Text on reverse: Sheraton Bon Air Hotel, one of the South's largest and finest hotels. Open year round for both commercial and tourist guest. Postmarked Augusta, GA Aug 19, 1957 Postage affixed - 3 cent Thomas Jefferson stamp. Card number 26869.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-070
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-070#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-070/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights: