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Parties at the Kirby House

2021.51.06

Marsha and Loren Kontio purchased the Kirby House in 1984, adding to the increasingly-upscale lodgings that advertised in LGBTQ-publications. Ron Benkert and George Iski’s Newnham Inn followed suit in 1986.

1960 Gay/LGBTQ+ culture1930+ Tourism, lodging, hotels and B&Bs

Winthers, Sally

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011 D Gay & LGBTQ+ photos

Kontio, LorenKirby House/Community Hospital before 1960

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