Exterior view of the Willmore Hotel as shown from the ocean, Long Beach, ca.1887

Photograph of an exterior view of the Willmore Hotel as shown from the ocean, Long Beach, ca.1887. The four-story Victorian complex features a clapboard veneer and three wraparound balconies. Its roof is multileveled and features a number of spires. People can be seen along the center staircase to the entrance and along the balconies, while a man and woman sit under umbrellas having what appears to be a picnic. More individuals play near a bench to the left. The hotel, built in 1887, was destroyed in a fire a year later in 1888.