ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, hiː pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə lɐmˈɑːɹ hˈaʊs hoʊtˈɛl fɹʌm wˈɪljəm mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi tʃˈɜːtʃwɛl, hˌuː hæd ɹˈɛnəvˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd ɪɾ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
In 1856, he purchased the Lamar House Hotel from William Montgomery Churchwell, who had renovated and expanded it in the early 1850s.