Burleigh Hotel

Description
Creator
Unknown, Lithographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Prints
Description
A lithograph of Burleigh's Hotel.
Notes
This two-storey roughcast hotel stood on the north-east corner of Byron and Gilbert Streets. In 1855 it was called Gaige's Central Hotel. In 1858 it was operated by Samuel Burleigh. There is no record of what happened to this building after 1858.

This particular lithograph was printed in the Whitby Chronicle as an advertisement.
Inscriptions
At top of print "Burleigh's Hotel". Underneath image of hotel: "Corner of Byron & Gilbert Sts. Whitby, C.W. Samuel Burleigh, Proprietor N.B. Good Stabling Attached and Trusty Hostlers Always in Attendance."
Date of Original
1858
Dimensions
Width: 12 cm
Height: 10 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 12cm
Image Height: 10cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
01-000-012
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.456388 Longitude: -79.713888
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes
This image was scanned from a copy negative taken of the original in 1979.
Contact
Whitby Public Library
Email:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:

405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1

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