Opened in 1925, the building is named after Janie Wheeler Bing, the hotel’s first owner. It was a place for people to stay during segregation and included a restaurant and 10 bedrooms at the hotel’s peak. Among those who stayed there was Curt Flood, a Major League Baseball player. It closed in 1970. The building was passed to James Washington, Bing’s grandson. Washington deeded the property to the nonprofit Improvement League, in 1999, and it operates it as a museum.
Added to register: 2002
Address: 205 S. Allen St.
Visiting hours: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Period of significance: 1925 to to 1974