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New page: thumb|right|The [[McGaughy House, former home of Hopkins' House]] The '''McGaughy House''' is a historically significant house at 900 North Spring Street in...
[[Image:McGaughyHouse.jpg|thumb|right|The [[McGaughy House]], former home of Hopkins' House]]
The '''McGaughy House''' is a historically significant house at 900 North [[Spring Street]] in [[North Hill]], best known as the home of the [[Hopkins' House]] boarding house and restaurant from [[1951]]-[[2004]].
The house was built in [[1902]]. In November [[1951]], [[Arkie Hopkins]] purchased the house and moved her Hopkins' House business there, where it operated in some capacity until February [[2004]], when [[Ed Hopkins]] closed the restaurant and began seeking a new owner to take over the business. He was unable to find a buyer and died in September 2004. The house was purchased for $340,000 on [[July 5]], [[2005]] by Elise and Don Gordon, who turned it into a private residence and auctioned its contents.<ref>"A historic occasion." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 18, 2005.</ref>
In late April [[2008]], the Gordons opened the house for public tours for one weekend as part of the [[Historic North Hill Preservation Association]]'s spring 2008 tour. For a fee, they offered a tour of the home, as well as a fried chicken dinner with two sides.
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The '''McGaughy House''' is a historically significant house at 900 North [[Spring Street]] in [[North Hill]], best known as the home of the [[Hopkins' House]] boarding house and restaurant from [[1951]]-[[2004]].
The house was built in [[1902]]. In November [[1951]], [[Arkie Hopkins]] purchased the house and moved her Hopkins' House business there, where it operated in some capacity until February [[2004]], when [[Ed Hopkins]] closed the restaurant and began seeking a new owner to take over the business. He was unable to find a buyer and died in September 2004. The house was purchased for $340,000 on [[July 5]], [[2005]] by Elise and Don Gordon, who turned it into a private residence and auctioned its contents.<ref>"A historic occasion." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 18, 2005.</ref>
In late April [[2008]], the Gordons opened the house for public tours for one weekend as part of the [[Historic North Hill Preservation Association]]'s spring 2008 tour. For a fee, they offered a tour of the home, as well as a fried chicken dinner with two sides.
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