This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features The Hoffman House, a hotel that once operated in downtown Derby. The House was managed by Adolph Rapp in the 1890s until his son, Adolph "Otto" Rapp, Jr., took over in 1896. Otto introduced a summer garden as an attraction, and the Hoffman House boasted the first amusement garden of this kind in the East. The hotel was located on the corner of Main and Water Streets. It was the last family-owned hotel in Derby when it was demolished in 1960 to allow for expansion of the Farrel factory.
*Thanks to Derby Public Library for sharing this information.
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