Shelby Hotel

<p>What remains of the Shelby Hotel, adjacent to Shelby Iron Works, is closed to public and on private property. It is believed to be the first in Alabama to have running water and electric lights. Originally built in 1863, it was totally destroyed by fire in 1898, and rebuilt in 1900. <br...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liz Clayton, Shelby County Historical Society
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1060
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Summary:<p>What remains of the Shelby Hotel, adjacent to Shelby Iron Works, is closed to public and on private property. It is believed to be the first in Alabama to have running water and electric lights. Originally built in 1863, it was totally destroyed by fire in 1898, and rebuilt in 1900. <br /><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alshelby/shelbyhotel.html" target="_blank"><br />Shelby Hotel </a>by Bobby Joe Seales on Rootsweb</p> <a href="http://blog.al.com/strange-alabama/2012/06/the_old_shelby_hotel_was_first.html" target="_blank">Article about Shelby Hotel</a> by Strange Alabama (Beverly Crider) on AL.com