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Shadowlawn Apartments, c. 1945

Rooming house on S. Albany Avenue, Stuart.

Holloran Lodge, c. 1942

Large building on Camden Avenue in Stuart. Originally known as the Knapp Inn (1918-1941), it later operated as the Holleran Lodge and the Greyhound Lodge before becoming the Grace Apartments in 1946.

Tags Hotels, Lodging houses

Woman and two children in front of house. Caption on postcard reads "Knapp's Tourist Home/ On U.S. 1 Stuart. Florida/ Homelike Environment/ Box 1151 Mrs. R. H. Knapp." Captain Richard and Monira Knapp owned the Knapp Inn on Camden Avenue as well as this establishment, often referred to as the Knapp Guest House.

Tags Buildings, Motels

Knapp Inn on Camden Avenue, 1926

Several houses on Camden Avenue, including the Knapp Inn, which was established in 1918 by Captain Richard and Monira Knapp. It was later sold and became the Holleran Lodge (1941), then briefly the Greyhound Lodge and then the Grace Apartments (1946). Print with number 137.

Tags Hotels

Erna's restaurant, garage, service station, and cottages, c. 1950

Several buildings along a roadside, including a restaurant, advertising "sandwiches" and "cold drinks;" a service garage and gas station; and four small rental cottages. Erna's was located four miles south of Stuart on U.S 1.

Tags Automobile service stations, Lodging houses, Restaurants, Stores & shops

Murdock's Cottages, c. 1950

View of buildings and dirt road leading into Murdock's Cottages. Murdock's Cottages, in business from around 1940 through 1960, were located on the Indian River in Jensen Beach. Car is a 1948 Packard 2 door.

Tags Automobiles, Dwellings, Lodging houses