Yarborough House, Raleigh, N.C.
I love the message on this postcard — “Bunk here tonight. A fairly good hotel.” Actually the famed Yarborough House was Raleigh’s premier lodging and social gathering spot from its establishment in the 1850s until its destruction by fire in 1928.
Apparently, ‘M’ never mailed this card.
The image seen here was based on a photo in the H.H. Brimley photo Collection in the N.C. State Archives.
Are there any Goodnight Raleigh readers who happen to know where this hotel once stood, and what occupies the site today?
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09/16/2011
The Yarborough HOuse, stood where the present “The Hudson”…and the former Hudson Belks Dept store on Fayetteville street directly across the street from the Wake Co. Courthouse.
09/16/2011
gosh, couldn’t spell my name correctly above :)
09/16/2011
The Yarborough House was way before my time, but I know it was on Fayetteville Street, am pretty sure it was on the spot occupied by the old Hudson-Belk dept. store. WTVD-TV has offices in that building, now called The Hudson, along with condos.
09/17/2011
It burned in 1928 and was replaced with other buildings. Read about it here: http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/yarborough-house/
09/19/2011
The date threw me off for a second. Realized it was 1907 rather than 2007!