History: FREDERICKSBURG, VA, TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS (US ROUTE 1): Number 11 is Mrs. J. P. Smith's Tourist Homes located at 817 and 819 National Boulevard--later known by its current name, Lafayette Boulevard. Mrs. Smith's postcard advertised, "Rooms with Meals. Heat and Bath. Free Garage. Open All Year." The tourist home seen on the left is still standing and is located next to the Salvation Army, 821 Lafayette Boulevard. The postcard is from the collection of William T. Garnett.

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS (US ROUTE 1): Number 7 is the Hughes Tourist Home, 1103 Princess Anne Street. Mrs. H. Lorraine Hughes, Hostess, offered comfortable rooms with running water, automatic heat, and innerspring mattresses. The building is located on the corner opposite the Fredericksburg Baptist Church and is currently being used as an office building.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS (US ROUTE 1): Number 9 is the McGuire Hotel formerly located next to the Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site), 525 Princess Anne Street. During segregation, the McGuire Hotel was one of the only two hotels that catered to black patrons in the Fredericksburg, VA, area. The McGuire Hotel was owned by Dr. Webster Lee Harris, a local dentist and businessman. The Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site) bought the hotel after Dr. Harris died in 1973. The hotel was later demolished to make room for an addition to the church. The McGuire Hotel picture is from the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center collection. The picture of the billboard sign advertising the McGuire Hotel was taken in 1939 in Richmond, VA, where the sign was located. The picture is from an earlier Facebook post.

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