Saturday, May 4, 2019

1938 SALE OF BELHAVEN HOTEL REHOBOTH


HISTORY OF REHOBOTH BEACH

BELHAVEN HOTEL


Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Wednesday, May 4, 1938;

The old Belhaven Hotel sold at trustee sale for $33,400 to the Philadelphia brothers

Papalone who will operate the beach front hostelry this summer.

The Belhaven, one of the two largest hotels in Rehoboth attained great success under

the owership of the late Mary Barnett whose table was known far and wide for it's

excellence. It recently was operated by Belhaven Hotel Company under various managers

and had gone into bankruptcy.

Charles Cullen, bankruptcy referee , in Georgetown, approved the sale Monday.

The new owners will spend next week or so making necessary repairs and arrange to open

it for the season by the end of this month.


Abstract: Wilmington News Journal Wednesday May 4, 1938.

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  1. Looking for photos of the marble plaque placed when the Belhaven Hotel was rebuilt in May 1964, contact bernie@capegazette.com

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