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Washington Hotel, the research continues

September 22, 2024

The Washington Hotel was a fixture in Burton from the late 1880s to the 1930s. You heard me right. Burton had a hotel. And it might have actually had two. But back to the focus for this blog post. The Washington Hotel sat on Block 30 lots 11 and 12 from around 1885 to the early 1940s. It was a two-story building and in addition to the rooms for guests it had a dining room, a “drummers” room (for traveling salesman), a kitchen and a bathroom (for bathing only). It is believed that owner/operators who ran it for the longest time were Mr. and Mrs. John Schwendener (for 25 years!). Despite what some have said about the hotel, it did not burn down. It was actually torn down after having sat vacant for years and the lumber was used in other building projects. We continue to look for more information AND pictures/memories of this great part of Burton history so let us know if have anything that will help!

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