Robert Walker Home Site
Introduction
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Robert Walker, born before the Civil War, was a slave who was a house servant for the Walker family. Here, he was trained as a butler and caterer. In 1908, he opened the Queen City Hotel, the first African-American owned and operated hotel in Columbus.
Images
Queen City Hotel Historical Marker
Sources
http://visitcolumnbusms.org/index.php/interactive_map/location/116#top