History of Dr. Walter Barbare

Title

History of Dr. Walter Barbare

Accession Number

2023.75.5

Accession Date

13 April 2023

Accession Creator

David Lovegrove

Depositor

Found in Collection

Description

Anonymously authored history of Dr. Walter Barbare with information provided by John R. Reese. The accuracy of this document cannot be guaranteed.

Format

typed document

Storage Location

General Archive Box #1 Folder #13

Text

Walter C. Barbare and his wife Nellie Cox Barbare ran the Greer Hotel on the corner of Trade Street and Randall Street from 1918 to 1926. he moved his office form Greenville where he had a practice in 1915. Dr. Barebare had his optometrist office inside the hotel. My grandmother grew up in the hotel and met my grandfather who was staying at the hotel. He was playing piano in a band that traveled around to entertain the troops during World War I. They were married in the hotel in 1924 and moved to Kentucky where his family lived. Dr. Barbare moved to Monroe, North Carolina and opened his Optometrist office there.
Information from John R. Neese
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