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Image Number	464
Contributor	Lily Roberts Estate
Title	Silver City, The Benton House Hotel
Subject	Commercial buildings; hotels and taverns; restaurants; balconies
Description	On the SE corner of Bullard and Springs Streets, the Benton House hotel fronted Spring Street. It was built by George Benton around 1880. The restaurant on the left-side of the hotel was built in April 1883. The two-storey brick building to the right was opened as the Palace Hotel in February 1883. In 1890, the Benton House was under the management of Mrs. Charles Metzger. Her daughter, Lily Metzger (Roberts), was born here April 28, 1890.
Notes	The Benton House and the restaurant building were torn down sometime between 1895 and 1898, probably due to flood damage (a storm flume was located just east of these buildings as early as 1883). The two-storey brick building remained standing, and in April, 1898, Mrs. Metzger opened it as the Columbia Lodging House. It was torn down in 1915 and replaced by the Bullard Hotel.
Publisher	Silver City Museum
Size	8.3 x 5.7 inches
Source	b/w
Relation	Harlan Collection
Date Digital	1/23/2006
Type	still image
Format	image/tif
Rights	copyright Silver City Museum
Digitization Specificiations	8 bit; 361 ppi; ScanMaker 9800XL