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The '''Hotel Nichols''' is a 2-story, 15 rooms and 2 apartments, a brick [[hotel]] in [[South Haven, Michigan]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The hotel is a [[Family business|family-owned and operated]] hotel is is on the corner of Center and Williams streets downtown.<ref name=":0" /> The hotel first opened for business in 1884.
== History ==
The Hotel Nichols is the only historic hotel still in downtown South Haven.<ref name=":0" /> The hotel has been run as a family business for over 100 years.<ref name=":0" />
The hotel was opened in 1884 as the Webster's Hotel after the first owner E.C. Webster.<ref name=":0" /> In 1944, the Webster family sold the hotel to Donald and Elizabeth Nichols who changed the name to the Nichols Hotel.<ref name=":0" /> In 2002, the hotel changed ownership again in 2002 when Anna Rajer bought it. The hotel was run by Anna Ratjer and her daughter Joanna Ratjer until it was sold to the current owners Scott and Kary Whiteford in 2017.<ref name=":0" />
=== 1884-1944 (Webster Family) ===
E.C. Webster opened the hotel and was ran as a family business until it was sold 1944.
=== Cafe ===
From 1906 to 1944 was operated on the lower level of the hotel.<ref name=":0" /> E. C. Webster and his son Hollis Webster established Holly's Fountain Lunch in the lobby of the hotel in 1925.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Ward Webster bought out his father interest in the the cafe, and moved to the location.<ref name=":1" /> This allowed Ward Webster to start a chain of restaurant called Holly's.<ref name=":1" /> After the chain expanded they had locations in most of the major cities.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> They company they founded was Holly's Inc. which owned 23 restaurants and six Holiday Inns.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The chain had sales in 1982 of about $24 million.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The chain had locations in 1981 in South Haven, St. Joseph, Grand Rapids, and other major cities, including three locations in Indiana.<ref name=":2" />
The names of the locations vary included Holly's Landing, Holly's Bistro, Ristorante Holly's and Holly's Steak.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The first location out of South Haven was opened in [[St. Joseph, Michigan]] in 1939 when they opened Holly's Grill.<ref name=":3" />
=== 1944-2002 ===
The Webster family sold the hotel to Donald and Elizabeth Nichols operated the hotel for almost 60 years. During that time the hotel suffered a fire.
=== Hotel Fire ===
In July of 1951 the hotel suffered a fire which started in a refrigerator in the hotel kitchen. The kitchen was the only room damaged causing about $8,000.<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> At the time of the fire 25 guest where in the hotel, and were lead out by firefighters, only one person was injured during the evacuation after being lowered down by rope.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
== External Links ==
Official website of [https://ift.tt/2CdOygU Nichols Hotel]
== References ==
== History ==
The Hotel Nichols is the only historic hotel still in downtown South Haven.<ref name=":0" /> The hotel has been run as a family business for over 100 years.<ref name=":0" />
The hotel was opened in 1884 as the Webster's Hotel after the first owner E.C. Webster.<ref name=":0" /> In 1944, the Webster family sold the hotel to Donald and Elizabeth Nichols who changed the name to the Nichols Hotel.<ref name=":0" /> In 2002, the hotel changed ownership again in 2002 when Anna Rajer bought it. The hotel was run by Anna Ratjer and her daughter Joanna Ratjer until it was sold to the current owners Scott and Kary Whiteford in 2017.<ref name=":0" />
=== 1884-1944 (Webster Family) ===
E.C. Webster opened the hotel and was ran as a family business until it was sold 1944.
=== Cafe ===
From 1906 to 1944 was operated on the lower level of the hotel.<ref name=":0" /> E. C. Webster and his son Hollis Webster established Holly's Fountain Lunch in the lobby of the hotel in 1925.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Ward Webster bought out his father interest in the the cafe, and moved to the location.<ref name=":1" /> This allowed Ward Webster to start a chain of restaurant called Holly's.<ref name=":1" /> After the chain expanded they had locations in most of the major cities.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> They company they founded was Holly's Inc. which owned 23 restaurants and six Holiday Inns.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The chain had sales in 1982 of about $24 million.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The chain had locations in 1981 in South Haven, St. Joseph, Grand Rapids, and other major cities, including three locations in Indiana.<ref name=":2" />
The names of the locations vary included Holly's Landing, Holly's Bistro, Ristorante Holly's and Holly's Steak.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The first location out of South Haven was opened in [[St. Joseph, Michigan]] in 1939 when they opened Holly's Grill.<ref name=":3" />
=== 1944-2002 ===
The Webster family sold the hotel to Donald and Elizabeth Nichols operated the hotel for almost 60 years. During that time the hotel suffered a fire.
=== Hotel Fire ===
In July of 1951 the hotel suffered a fire which started in a refrigerator in the hotel kitchen. The kitchen was the only room damaged causing about $8,000.<ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> At the time of the fire 25 guest where in the hotel, and were lead out by firefighters, only one person was injured during the evacuation after being lowered down by rope.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
== External Links ==
Official website of [https://ift.tt/2CdOygU Nichols Hotel]
== References ==
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