Chesterfield Inn

Chesterfield Inn, also known as Chesterfield Inn and Motor Lodge, was a historic hotel located at Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina.[2] The Chesterfield Inn consisted of two three-story, rectangular buildings constructed in 1946 and 1965. The 1946 building was of frame construction with a brick veneer exterior, with an end to front gable roof, and a raised basement foundation. It was an unusual example of Colonial Revival style architecture in the Myrtle Beach area.[3]

Not to be confused with the Chesterfield Inn in Western Australia.
Chesterfield Inn
Chesterfield Inn, Beachside View, June 2010
Location700 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Coordinates33°41′23″N 78°52′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1946
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSMyrtle Beach MPS
NRHP reference No.96001218[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996
Removed from NRHPOctober 23, 2013

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It was removed from the list on October 23, 2013[4] after being demolished to make way for a miniature golf course in 2012.

Streetside view

The original Chesterfield was a five-room house built in 1936 by Steven Chapman of Chesterfield, South Carolina. That house burned and was replaced in 1946.[5] Clay Brittain, whose uncle built the brick building, worked there as a teenager and became an owner in 1965, running the hotel until 1991.[6] In April 2002, Parkside Inn & Suites of Anaheim, California bought the inn and improved it after Centura Bank foreclosed.[7]

By 2004, Karon Mitchell and her family owned the Chesterfield.[8] In 2009, Mitchell announced plans to tear down the inn for a mini golf course to accompany the new Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.[5]

The plan was delayed by the economic downturn, but by the end of June 2012 demolition was scheduled. People who wanted artifacts were able to collect them on June 19, 2012. The mini golf course was scheduled to open the following March.[9]

On August 22, 2012, the Chesterfield Inn was demolished by construction crews.[10] Shark Attack Adventure Golf opened on the site in Spring 2013, with bricks from the old inn painted with the green and white "Chesterfield" sign, both as part of the development and for sale. Part of the mini-golf course used the inn's basement. Hammerhead Grill followed in the summer in June, with tables made from the inn's floors, and inn-related items on display.[11][12][13][14] On March 1, 2017, Joshua Laniado, who bought the property in February after the miniature golf course closed, announced a mixed-use development might be built on the site.[15]

See also
  • List of hotels

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Hardison, Lillian (September 1995). "Chesterfield Inn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. "South Carolina Department of Archives and History". National Register Properties in South Carolina: Chesterfield Inn, Horry County (700 N. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach), including six photos. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. 2010-06-21.
  5. Lorena Anderson, "Final Days of the Chesterfield Inn," The Sun News, October 5, 2009.
  6. Alan Blondin, "MB National Chairman to Receive Award," The Sun News, February 26, 2003.
  7. Dawn Bryant, "Historic Hotel Gets New Owner," The Sun News, May 11, 2002.
  8. Josh Hoke, "The Battle Over Boom," The Sun News, July 5, 2004.
  9. Bryant, Dawn (June 13, 2012). "Myrtle Beach says goodbye to historic inn, will be replaced by mini golf and restaurant". The Sun News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  10. Bryant, Dawn. "Historic inn in Myrtle Beach bites the dust". The Sun News. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  11. "New Attractions for Myrtle Beach in 2013". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  12. Dawn Bryant, "Spring sending mixed signals for business on Myrtle Beach’s Boulevard," The Sun News, April 6, 2013.
  13. Dawn Bryant,"Relics from historic Chesterfield Inn find home in new Myrtle Beach development," The Sun News, June 3, 2013.
  14. Dawn Bryant, "New oceanfront restaurant, mini-golf on track to open this spring in Myrtle Beach," The Sun News, January 25, 2013.
  15. Johnson, Chloe (March 2, 2017). "Five years since its last demolition? Time for another development on Ocean Boulevard". Sun News. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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