Hotel Bloomfield

The history of Old Easley House as recorded by Old Canal Days Museum, C.E. Gainey:

Destroyed by Fire--March 28, 1934 at 4pm

The old Liberty Hotel built in 1840 was originally constructed as a storage of grain for canal shipment, then later remodeled for use as a hotel by Mr. Easley and was known as the Easley House for many years.

The old building was constructed of 12"x12" oak timbers with cross beams 50' long, which was cut out of the nearby forests. President Garfield as a boy drove mules on the Ohio-Erie Canal which passed directly benearth its massive portals and he must have hung out at the Easley House at some time. President Wm. McKinley stayed overnight here while compaigning for the presidency in 1896. In later years this building was purchased by Ed and Al Nichter, the third floor was removed and a new roof built thereon, the upstairs was remodeled into several modern apartments. The lower or first floor where the saloon once flourished was rented to John Goshorn for Theatre and School furnising display. The other room on the West side of the building was rented to Miss Williams for a Beauty Parlor.

The following list of names for this building until it was destroyed by fire March 28, 1934 was:

   Liberty Hotel
   Easley House
   Porter Hotel
   Bloomfield Hotel

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  Undated - Photograph of the Hotel Bloomfield, also known as the Old Easley House.

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  Undated - C.E. Gainey's written history and image of the building.

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  1917, January 25 - Newspaper article from The Signal about a party that was held at the Hotel Bloomfield.