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HENRY’S (COLORED) HOTEL

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c. 1890. S. Baltimore Ave. at S. Division St.
  • (Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie)

This is one of the few remaining late-nineteenth-century buildings in Ocean City and among the small number that catered to African American tourists. Ocean City was strictly segregated, open to Black visitors only during postseason “Colored Excursion Days.” Henry’s offered lodging to Black tourists as well as entertainers performing at the nearby Pier Ballroom. Its well-known guests included Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Willie Harmon. The two-story, L-shaped shingled building with wraparound porch was built by Worcester County landowner Granville Stokes and owned by African American businessman Charles Henry and family from 1926 to 1953. It was purchased by Pearl Bonner in 1954 but no longer caters to visitors.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Timeline

  • 1889

    Built

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Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "HENRY’S (COLORED) HOTEL", [Ocean City, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-ES100.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 148-148.

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