Trish, In regard to your inquiry back in early August about the hotels in Java, I asked Doris Bannister, the County Historian. She, in turn, asked her assistant, Bonita, whose reply was: "George Fitzmaurice owned the lower hotel in 1912. Fire gutted the inside in 1942. As George was 94 in 1976, he's probably deceased by now. Fred Bartz---Register and pictures from Central House----this burned in the late 1970's. Rebuilt. Both Fred & Annabel Bartz are deceased. House they lived in was sold and an auction was held. Markey's Hotel was located in Java Center." Hope this helps---Patricia Tharp _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup