Hotel Pinehurst Marker

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Laurel in Jones County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Hotel Pinehurst

By Robert M. Cook, Jr., June 25, 2012

1. Hotel Pinehurst Marker

Inscription. Constructed in 1914, the Hotel Pinehurst was owned and operated by T.B. Horton until 1939. The hotel included over 100 rooms, a grand lobby and entranceway, and a number of dining rooms, offices, and stores. The Arabian Theater was added in 1924. This hotel was among the first in Mississippi to offer air conditioned rooms. The Hotel Pinehurst was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and demolished in 1988. Pinehurst Park was built where the hotel once stood.

Erected 2009 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Location. 31° 41.6′ N, 89° 7.867′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Mississippi, in Jones County. Marker is at the intersection of North 5th Avenue (State Highway 537) and West Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on North 5th Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel MS 39440, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Skirmish At Rocky Creek (approx. 8.3 miles away).

By Robert M. Cook, Jr., February 8, 2012

2. Hotel Pinehurst Marker

By Robert M. Cook, Jr., February 8, 2012

3. Hotel Pinehurst Marker

By Robert M. Cook, Jr., February 8, 2012

4. Hotel Pinehurst Marker

By Robert M. Cook, Jr., June 25, 2012

5. In Memory of

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Laurel, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 110 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Laurel, Mississippi. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Laurel, Mississippi. 5. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Laurel, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.