{"product_id":"horizon-the-hotel-bayou","title":"Horizon: The Hotel Bayou","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/linearclockworks.com\/collections\/tide-clocks-1\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eHow our Tide clocks work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrank Martin's painting of the Hotel Bayou inspired me to visit. What a story!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1917-1921 Edwin and Elizabeth Piersol and architect John B Harmon, it's 60 rooms each had private bathrooms, extreme luxury back then.\u003cbr\u003eBuilt from 18-inch thick stone from a nearby quarry, the hotel was gutted by fire in 1929.  \u003cbr\u003eDuck hunting bans in 1930 and the great depression ended its time as a grand hotel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1935, the Franciscan Sisters bought the property as a home for elderly nuns.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Charles Foley turned it into apartments in 1953.\u003cbr\u003eAnother fire gutted it in 1970, and it fell into disrepair until 1976 when the city of Havre De Grace assumed ownership. \u003cbr\u003eThe National Park Service designated it a national historic structure in 1983. \u003cbr\u003eThe city sold the property in 1984, leading to its renovation into residential condominiums.\u003cbr\u003eMore details at https:\/\/bahoukas.net\/eps-35-the-amazing-bayou-hotel-havre-de-grace-md\/\u003cbr\u003ePhotograph by Lindsay Morris, 2026.  40\" x 22\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 5, signed and numbered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linear Clockworks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686197882969,"sku":"HZ-bayou","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2619\/2473\/files\/hdgpromenade_generated_shopify.jpg?v=1788201869","url":"https:\/\/linearclockworks.com\/products\/horizon-the-hotel-bayou","provider":"Linear Clockworks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}