https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/f3dd8ef709c443eae36f0aa59c0ab487.pdf e49a09a3ef8562b01561142097ea8f02 PDF Text Text EAHP HOUSE::: Princess ST. Fort Erie. 18?0 1 ~.• This large frrime building starte0 out as H nri V " +p home for· ._._ Gentleman from the U.S."A. a Mr. Charles Eoward Howard El~R1? & his vife J ennette. .before he could complete the home his funn s ran out an0 hP. sold to to "The Jewette C ompany in 187 5. They comnleten the -miilninv,, but ,, not completely as Mr. Earp had plannen. The home changed hann s m.EJ.ny tines 1> ·before the turn og the century; then in 1908 it vent to Orin E. ];ostPr, i;..rho ran a patent medicine business . from this ardress. In the sami:: ver-ir he solr'l out to 'the 11 R.T. Booth&cornpany. 11 .It '-Trls,thennotoriously ran RS a G2mbling Here w as held the famous Missi~sippi Lottery. · To give the nl<H~e ;:i J;espectabili ty, art classes were hela here for the nunils of +,he ol<l ~ Job..n St. · school, which was directly behing in the "Alley".In the earl~r 1000's the village's first Library "The Mechanic Institute" operater1 from this building. · · The building re~ained emnty :for s·ome time; then thrnugh .-. of Mr.Wm ~ Hunt, it was sold by the R. T. Booth Company to .!u":t_hur C. Pose; in ~ 1912. Mr. A.E. Rose was mqrried to .Annie Kraft; and he was an executive with ~- the Cheese Company in the U.S.A. The had a family of six chil<lren, · c:mrl once i!~· mo~e the building was 11s~d. :or i tt !:. original purpose. ,, .~ ~ ~J ~:'8 -In 1928 A. E. Rose sold to Howard Meyer, vho in turn lost the nro'perbr>·.to the Town for taxes in 19 36. . . ' _.. ~'_:_'.~In 1937 Robina White bought the plac e :fa:rcm the To,-m, <'!nr the gracioui .old home w as turned into a hotel, ano hRs remainen ci s such ever sj nee • . I'l~ny{ of .. the original furnishings were solo at thP time Mrs. Phi te and her 'husban<r converted it into a drinking establishment. •' a .. . ·, ·;.._·. -- . .:_ • :. '. ~ , . In I 91.2 ·Annie HunLleft the Anglo Americ8n Hotel on the bl vr. 8110 :J movecf-~tc) th:i'.'-s place __on Princess. She s t a ye(l till 1 qA6. ~ =~~: . . ~. : ~ - Since that time the Hotel has harl many ov.,rners , ano . is nov a s " The Erie Lane House". . .. ·.. ·. ·• ., '· kno~m �HOME OF T HE CANADIAN ROYAL ART UNIO N, F ORT ERI E , CANADA . the TENNESEE HOTEL owned by R.T. Booth:: 1908. Here was ~run The Mississippi Lottery::: art classes run for the pupils of the alley School to give an appearance of respectability. William Hw1t was and employee of the Hotel at the time of the gambeling. .. • � 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 EARP House Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the EARP House. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection