One block west of the Bethany square on Main Street sits Heirloom Hotel, an antique and collectible store housed in a hotel built in 1882. In 1882, Highway 69 ran north up what is currently 14th street and jogged onto Main Street before continuing around the square and out onto the existing Highway 69. It is at this jog that the Poynter family built a three-story hotel to house travelers along the dusty, dirt road highway.

Locals are not sure when it was purchased and renamed the Gilson Hotel. However, it is believed it was during the 1920-30’s the owners of the Gilson Hotel did major renovations to the hotel including re-bricking three sides of the hotel, changing some of the window and door openings and removing the original second floor porch. It is also unknown if this is when radiant heating, electricity, and guest bathrooms were added or at least updated.

Later still, it was sold again, this time to the Harrison’s and it became the Harrison Hotel. It remained the Harrison Hotel until sometime in the late sixties-early seventies. In the following years it was used for many purposes; office space, the County Senior Center, and a used furniture store.

In August 2011, it was purchased by its current owners who are using it as a retail store for antique, vintage, retro, and uncommon merchandise. "We can only use two of the four floors, but hope one day to have the entire building open for the public. The third floor especially is really neat because it hasn't been changed since it was an operating hotel,” said Teresa Brejnik, co-owner of Heirloom Hotel.

“We love the thought of using such a wonderful old building as an antique store. It just seems fitting," said Misty Wlezek, co-owner of Heirloom Hotel.

Heirloom Hotel is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 10am-4pm. They currently have a website www.heirloomhotel.com which shows a very small portion of the merchandise.