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Chesterfield Inn, also known as Chesterfield Inn and Motor Lodge, was a historic 
The original Chesterfield was a five-room house built in 1936 by Steven Chapman of Chesterfield, South Carolina. That house burned and was replaced in 1946. Clay Brittain, whose uncle built the brick building, worked there as a teenager and became an owner in 1965, running the hotel until 1991. In April 2002, Parkside Inn & Suites of
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Chesterfield Inn, Lillian Hardison, September 1995Chesterfield Inn - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
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hotel
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located at Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina
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. The Chesterfield Inn consisted of two three-story, rectangular buildings constructed in 1946 and 1965. The 1946 building was of frame construction with a brick veneer exterior, with an end to front gable roof, and a raised basement foundation. It was an unusual example of Colonial Revival style architecture in the Myrtle Beach area.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1996. It was removed from the list on October 23, 2013 after being demolished to make way for a miniature golf course in 2012.
The original Chesterfield was a five-room house built in 1936 by Steven Chapman of Chesterfield, South Carolina. That house burned and was replaced in 1946. Clay Brittain, whose uncle built the brick building, worked there as a teenager and became an owner in 1965, running the hotel until 1991. In April 2002, Parkside Inn & Suites of Anaheim, California
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bought the inn and improved it after Centura Bank foreclosed.
By 2004, Karon Mitchell and her family owned the Chesterfield. In 2009, Mitchell announced plans to tear down the inn for a mini golf
Miniature golf, also known as minigolf, mini-putt, crazy golf, or putt-putt, is an offshoot of the sport of golf focusing solely on the putting aspect of its parent game. The aim of the game is to score the lowest number of points. It is played ...
course to accompany the new Myrtle Beach Boardwalk
The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, runs along the oceanfront from the Pier 14 at 14th Avenue North to the 2nd Avenue Pier at 2nd Avenue North. The promenade officially opened in May 2010 at a cost of n ...
.Lorena Anderson, "Final Days of the Chesterfield Inn," ''The Sun News'', October 5, 2009.
The plan was delayed by the economic downturn
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, but by the end of June 2012 demolition was scheduled. People who wanted artifacts were able to collect them on June 19, 2012. The mini golf course was scheduled to open the following March.
On August 22, 2012, the Chesterfield Inn was demolished by construction crews. Shark Attack Adventure Golf opened on the site in Spring 2013, with bricks from the old inn painted with the green and white "Chesterfield" sign, both as part of the development and for sale. Part of the mini-golf course used the inn's basement. Hammerhead Grill followed in June, with tables made from the inn's floors, and inn-related items on display.Dawn Bryant, "New oceanfront restaurant, mini-golf on track to open this spring in Myrtle Beach," ''The Sun News'', January 25, 2013. On March 1, 2017, Joshua Laniado, who bought the property in February after the miniature golf course closed, announced a mixed-use development might be built on the site.
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References
External links
National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Chesterfield Inn, Lillian Hardison, September 1995
{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in South Carolina Hotel buildings completed in 1946 Hotel buildings completed in 1965 Buildings and structures in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Hotels established in 1946 1946 establishments in South Carolina Former National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Buildings and structures demolished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Horry County, South Carolina Defunct hotels in the United States Demolished hotels in the United States Demolished buildings and structures in South Carolina