Hotel Central

Basic details

Hotel Central is an image, with genre photograph.

Its dimensions are 8 in. x 10 in..

It was created sometime in 1900.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

A group of unidentified persons stands in front of the Hotel Central, now called the Worthington Inn. The building at 649 High Street was originally built in 1835 for Rensselaer W. Cowles, Worthington merchant and civic leader, a son-in-law of James Kilbourn. The building was remodeled ca. 1900 with the addition of a mansard roof and front porch, shown in this picture.

The women are wearing skirts and shirtwaists, with huge sleeves called "leg-of-mutton". Tailored skirts and tops became popular during the 1890's, as women entered the workforce and took up active sports such as cycling and tennis.

Subjects

It features the organization Worthington Inn.

It covers the topics buildings, business, hotels and taverns and inns.

It covers the city Worthington.

It features the address 649 High Street.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0190.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 92-U-532.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on February 12, 2002. It was last updated November 3, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

Hotel Central from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Hotel Central. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.