https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/bf2524a362b4e7d0a44f7edb9a8a629b.pdf 471217b4673848842b2dd4d3e35bf571 PDF Text Text -· lot 5 n.s. of Jarvis: above Crooks St. this name used by the villagers. "The Flat 'rap" UNION HOTEL B.&.s. Oct. 24, 1873. lot sold to Benjamin Clarkson. B.&.s .. Jan. 19, 1877. Benjamin R. Clarkson etux to Edward Hawkins. btiiir ~&- 7 &-· !! ()&KNOWN AS Unio~otel Grant: Dec .. 21, 1927. Edward Hawkins and wife to Harry Hawkins: subject to life estate. Grant .. D.ec. 21, 1927 .. Edward Hawkins and wife to Ed\vard Joseph I!swkins. west 90 ft., lot #5 o ·-·--·---·Grant: Jul!-£ 7, 1944. Harry Hawkins and wife to Mike Arendacky and wife Mary as joint tenants~ 45 ft .. of lot #5 .. Grant: JUly 7, 1945. Harry Haw.kins and wi.fe to Roca Grant: Sept .. 29, B.. &.,S.,July 1945~ Fidel~ pt. lot 5. Roca Fidel to Patricia Hanna married woman. 3, 1957. Alfred Fredsberg and Esther his wife to S.,PoC .. A., Berti~ It is_ not kno\vn if any hotel stood on this property when it was owned by Benjamin ... Clarksono He aquired the property at the time that the International Railroad Bridge was opened" The Victoria Station was just west of this land. It was quoted at the time of Edward Hawkins Sr.'s death that he came to Victoria in 1871 and went into the Hotel businesst The followip.g year he married Isabelle Warden .. He built his hotel on l.ot #5 in 1Q78. It was a two story frame building with a flat .. roof. .The ground floor had a large kitchen and a bar anq sleeping quarters for the ovmers. The upstairs was one large room , where the railroad men who would stay the night, slept on mattresses placed on the floor., Mr .. Hawkins Sro left for the south end of Fort Erie where he went into the Bakery businesse The operation of the hotel then passed1to his son Edward Joseph and his wife Lula May. They bought a home on the ,Jq{"f'l(s~tll west er .. of Jarvis and Crooks St. in 1908., Edward Jre and his wife left for the Nigh Rd~ in 1902 where they operated the· old Bertie Hotel knovm by the villagers as the Half Way House .. A'~ailroad employee by the name of Mr. Lamb took over the operation of .the hotel with the help of his wife Pattie. The building was damaged by fire in the 1920's, however it was rebuilt. After the departure · of Mr .. Lamb and his wife the hotel stood empty for a number of years finally being demolished in the 1930's. J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flat Top Union Hotel Description An account of the resource Listed here is a property record pertinent to the Flat Top Union Hotel. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie hotels and taverns Louis Mcdermott Collection property record