The Heirloom Hotel Restoration Project
Sector: Hotel • Location: Laurel, Mississippi, United States
Source: The Clarion-Ledger
Erin and Ben Napier, hosts of HGTV's 'Home Town,' along with their friends, undertook the restoration of The Heirloom Hotel, a former Kress department store in Laurel, Mississippi, which had been vacant for 40 years. The project aimed to create a 29-room boutique hotel as a centerpiece for downtown Laurel. The restoration was captured in a new HGTV series. However, a fire in August 2025 caused sig
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Hotel, Residential
- Location
- Laurel, Mississippi, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Clarion-Ledger
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Original status | delayed |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Erin and Ben Napier, hosts of HGTV's 'Home Town,' along with their friends, undertook the restoration of The Heirloom Hotel, a former Kress department store in Laurel, Mississippi, which had been vacant for 40 years. The project aimed to create a 29-room boutique hotel as a centerpiece for downtown Laurel. The restoration was captured in a new HGTV series. However, a fire in August 2025 caused significant damage, delaying the opening of the hotel. |
Original sector | Construction |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Mississippi |
City | Laurel |
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Source | The Clarion-Ledger |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Hotel, Residential |
Article published date | 2026-05-14 |
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