THE EOLA HOTEL

The Eola Hotel was originally a one and a half story Greek Revival townhouse probably built for Samuel and Jane Newman in the Mid 1840s They purchased the property in February 1844 for a 1000 dollars As originally built and documented in historic photographs The Eola Hotel resembled the nearby John Smith House a smaller brick cottage at the corner of North Pearl and Jefferson streets Bob G Dean Jr owner of the former Eola Hotel purchased the magnificent house in 2007 Once again it became the hotels Guest House Mr Dean brought with him many exquisite antiques and pieces of art from his extensive collection