Morehead House

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About

Name

• Morehead House

Accommodation and Food Services

• Accommodation

Services

• Hotel

Facts

Founded

• Date unknown
  ^Creston,Ohio

Dissolved

• Date unknown

Related

Key Persons

Founders

• Robert Morehead

Location

• Creston, 44217, Ohio

First Creston, Ohio hotel located on the south side of the Erie Railroad tracks opposite the depot and Union Station. The Morehead House at Creston is doing an immense business under the popular proprietorship of Mr. Robert Morehead. It is a good house to stop at.

• Groundbreaking: 1879
• Renovation: 1901 Renovation: installation of economy gasoline lights to challenge the competition for business from the Arcade Hotel (Creston, Ohio) on Main St.
• Contractor: W. E. Rowe

Quick Facts

• 1879 - W. E. Rowe built the building
• - W. E. Rowe sold the building to Robert Morehead who operated The Morehead House for 28 years
• 1901 - Remodeled, installed economy gasoline lights to challenge the competition for business from the Arcade Hotel - Creston, Ohio
• 1908 - Business closed after death of Robert Morehead for 3 years
• 1911 - May, Remodeled & reopened by Robert Morehead's daughter, Mrs. C. E. Morehead
• 1912 - August 7, destroyed by fire - due to an oil lamp exploding, scattering the burning oil and setting fire to the fixtures in the room.