The West House: From sumptuous menu to a cure for what ails ya
The West House: From sumptuous menu to a cure for what ails ya Neil Snarr - Contributing columnist From the late 1870s on there were three major hotels in downtown Wilmington: the West House on Main Street where the Masonic Temple building is currently situated; the Midland Hotel, which was built by a Black man on South Street across from the current courthouse (it still stands there mostly unused); and the Martin Hotel at the corner of Main and Mulberry (it was demolished some years ago). My impression is that the Hawley and the West House were most important to the city, but served somewhat...
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