Bridgeman Hotel, Haynesville
Built by Charles Anderson (Charley) Bridgeman, date unknown. Destroyed by fire sometime during the 1930s.
This is the C. A. Bridgeman mentioned in "Historic Claiborne, Materials prepared for the Claiborne Parish Historical Association, Claiborne Parish Historical Association, Homer, Louisiana, 1962":
"In 1898 the shrill blast of a train whistle marked the dawn of a new era for Haynesville. The residents bought three hundred acres of land and gave it to the L. and N. W. railroad company so that the town would be placed at its present location. Major J. D. Beardsley, promoter of the railroad, sold the land in lots to finance its completion. Two hundred
acres were bought from C. A. Bridgeman at $6.25 per acre, 60 from J. W. Camp at $10.00, 40 from G. B. Sherman at $7.50 per acre. Major Beardsley plotted a map of the town and named the streets with such early family names as
Dawson, Gantt, Greer, Taylor, and Bailey."
Charles Anderson Bridgeman born December 15, 1857, died March 31, 1931. He was the son of Thornton Bridgeman (born September 21, 1821, died April 07, 1891) and Orry Glaze (born February 13, 1835, died December 13, 1916).
If anyone has additional information (or corrections to the information) about the hotel or about the Bridgeman family, please contact Sherry Zorzi at szorzi@cox.net.
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(C) June 2002