1039-1047 Wayne Street, Bluefield, West Virginia. County/parish: Mercer.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 24, 2024. NRIS 100010606.
Part of Green Book Sites in West Virginia MPS (NRIS 100010605).
Also known as:
The Bluefield Green Book Historic District comprises two buildings in Bluefield, West Virginia, that were used as hotels and apartments catering to African-American travelers during the segregation era of the mid-20th century. The Traveler's Inn Hotel was built in 1920, and the Hotel Thelma was built in 1948–49 on an adjoining lot on Wayne Street. Both were listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book. The Hotel Thelma was listed from 1950 to 1961, and the Traveler's Inn Hotel was listed from 1959 to 1966.
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