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Historic hotel gets reprieve from wrecking ball
The home near Rowan Street dates to the early 1900s. It started as a single-family home, but later was used as a hotel for blacks during segregation.
Posted — UpdatedFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville's Womble House was scheduled to be demolished until city leaders realized its historic pedigree.
The home near Rowan Street dates to the early 1900s. It started as a single-family home, but later was used as a hotel for blacks during segregation.
Upon learning of the building's past, the city halted plans to knock it down, and gave the owner until Sept. 5 to submit a restoration plan.
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