Florence Aftermath

Florence Aftermath
Debris from historic homes

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Tomatoes ripening on old brick - The Rhone Hotel on Queen Street

 
Cats in the window at the Rhone Hotel

The Rhone Hotel - 512 Queen St

-" The historic Rhone Hotel was built in 1923 and owned by three sisters: Henrietta, Amy and Charlotte Rhone. It was used as lodging for blacks who were not welcomed in white hotels. At that time, there were no accommodations for black people. There were a lot of north-south travelers and they needed someplace to stay. Charlotte Rhone was the first black woman registered as a nurse in North Carolina."


Tomatoes at the Rhone Hotel

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