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Heirloom Hotel Restoration Project

Sector: Hotel • Location: Laurel, Mississippi, United States

Source: AOL

Project
Delayed

Erin and Ben Napier, along with their friends, undertook the restoration of the Heirloom Hotel, a former Kress department store in Laurel, Mississippi, which had been empty for 40 years. The project involved remodeling the building into a 29-room boutique hotel, which was to be the centerpiece of a new HGTV series. The hotel was nearly ready to open when it was severely damaged by a fire caused by

Status
Failure
Sector
Hotel, Commercial
Location
Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
AOL

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The project “Heirloom Hotel Restoration Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Hotel sector, located in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from AOL.

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2026-07-22

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Erin and Ben Napier, along with their friends, undertook the restoration of the Heirloom Hotel, a former Kress department store in Laurel, Mississippi, which had been empty for 40 years. The project involved remodeling the building into a 29-room boutique hotel, which was to be the centerpiece of a new HGTV series. The hotel was nearly ready to open when it was severely damaged by a fire caused by an electrical issue.

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Mississippi

City

Laurel

Source

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AOL

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Sector

Hotel, Commercial

Article published date

2026-05-14

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