Baldwin Press Register Publishes Article

If there were a link to the story I would type it here but there is not.  On December 23, the Baldwin Press Register published a story about:

The Old Loxley Hotel is an official historical landmark which was awarded by the Alabama Historical Commission.

We are very excited for this award and a plaque will be placed on the front as soon as we are done.

This is the entrance from the kitchen in the back. We will be adding an enclosed screened in porch to enjoy in the back.

Fund raiser for our hotel cookbook.....

Donate to our cookbook fund raiser and receive your own copy!!!  Kickstarter is a great way to raise some money for your pet projects.  Check it out.

Click here to donate for the cookbook

Need those recipes

The date for submitting recipes has been extended to Christmas.  We need those recipes for our cook book.  Hope you can dig out a few good 'ole southern recipes to share for our fund raiser.


This picture is of the worst side of all the hotel.  The side that will need the most work.  But we will be ready in February to tackle the building and remodel into our history museum of Loxley.

Email recipes to:  valeriesteimle@yahoo.com or valeriefoy@gmail.com

Have a great day, everyone!!!

Fund Raiser for the Hotel!!!!!

It's offical!!!!  The Loxley Civic Center will be sponsoring a fund raiser for The Old Loxley Hotel. 
Our big extravaganza will kick off the start of the hotel's remodeling work and all are invited to attend!!!!  


Saturday, February 4th, 2012 --Mark your Calender!


Stay tuned for more information.  We have a couple of surprises in store if they work out for that day.


In the mean time---we are collecting recipes for our Loxley Hotel Cookbook.  Lots of old southern recipes not seen around.  


We are also looking for anyone wanting to donate their recipe for the cookbook.   We need recipes for our Old Loxley Hotel Cookbook to use as a fund raiser!!!!! Send a message with all the old south recipes of good food that you have with your name and place where you live. We need 25 recipes for each area: 
Appetizers and Beverages---
Soups and Salads--
Vegetables and Side Dishes--
Main Dishes---
Breads and Rolls---
Desserts---
Cookies & Candy--
This and That (misc) . 


Get them to me by November 28th!!!!   Email me at valeriefoy@gmail.com or the email from this blog  with "cookbook recipes" in the subject.


Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!

A Link with More Information.....

Here is a helpful link.....

Activities at the Old Loxley Hotel

Where the Gift Shop will be

Our Plans:

Take a step back in time to see how the world lived in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s in Baldwin County, Alabama. As the railroad went right in front of the hotel, the train would stop near the hotel and visitors would step off the train and rest themselves at this hotel.  Some travelers would get back on the train to travel on to Foley while others would stay in Loxley at the hotel.

  Our tour starts on the front entrance of this 100 year old hotel as it was built to service the traveling folks of the railroad. As you walk through the front doors, music will be playing from that time period.

Tour through the living area of the first floor of the hotel which will include a history room with displays of dolls, pictures, books, games, radio, furniture and other objects showing the lifestyle of that time period between 1920 and 1940.

            Then walk across the hallway to the sitting rooms including original fireplaces, piano and furniture from that time period.

             The Craft and Wash room is across the hallway where handmade crafts are displayed.  Knitting, crocheting, rug making, quilting, washing and ironing clothes will be demonstrated. The next room is the dinning area, and kitchen with demonstrations of bread baking, food preparation, icebox, dinning and living style.

          A Confederate Room will be shown with the history of The War Between the States, Union and Confederacy flags, paintings and other memorabilia.

           Right next door will be the Family History room where visitors can type in their name and their ancestors to learn about what their history was from the past.

            Upstairs will show the sleeping arrangements and bathing of times past.

            Back downstairs the tour will end at the gift shop which will include keepsakes of the 1920 through 1940’s era.  All monies earned from the gift shop will go towards the upkeep of the hotel.

Yearly Activities: As an asset to the community The Old Loxley Hotel will sponsor several activities during the year.

Quilting Shows

History Days

Art Shows

4^th of July: A yearly sunrise flag raising ceremony with a local Boy Scout troop and pancake breakfast for the community.

Fall Festival/Halloween: Old fashioned fall festival activity with apple bobbing, other activities and treats for the community.

Christmas: Open house tour of “Christmas of the Past” for the community.

Mission Statement for the Old Loxley Hotel

Interior Room 

Mission Statement:  The Old Loxley Hotel will be renovated to living standards and used for the primary purpose of promoting and preserving historical education, arts and culture.  This building will show the history of the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s era and used as a museum for educational purposes for schools and community groups.  Baldwin County history will be preserved in time.

Exterior of the Hotel

I took better pictures of the hotel when we were cutting the grass.  They are clear and anyone can tell there is a lot of work to be done.  But the city keeps sending Judy Wilkins letters about the state of the building and we want to at least paint it so it is better.
The very back where this is a patio piece I plan on adding a screened in porch which will incorporate both back doors to catch any dirt going in and as a protection to the back side of the house.  It should look great when it is done.!!!!

Working on the grounds

We had the opportunity to take care of the grounds of the Hotel last Saturday as no one was available to cut the grass so we told Mrs. Wilkins we would do it.  Most of the grass was brown but we did clean up more of the grounds as well as cutting the grass. As you can see from the picture on the left there is much work to do.  I decided that we would extend the outside porch to around the corner so the column partly covered by the wall will be free standing and we would have more of a front porch. My plans for the grounds includes a traditional southern flower garden with a brick walk-way and a fountain. It should look great when we are done.

Jim is shown on our lawn mower cutting the grass and I was able to hit the front with a push mower and rake up the weeds and extra branches. I have been working on some grants to get funding for restoration of this wonderful building but it has not come to fruition as of yet.  The trick with restoring building is perseverance so I need to keep pushing forward.  Both Jim and I have some great ideas to really add to the interior and exterior, we just need the funding to follow through.  All in good time....

Sewer Lines

Good news for us.....we found out that the house is connected to the city of Loxley sewer so when we do our plumbing we can get right in there and replace old pipes to start using the water right away. All we need to do is pay for the impact fee since the building has been empty for the last 25 years.... Impact fees are calculated by how many sinks, toilets and bathtubs we will have which will impact the water line system. Plus an approximate calculation of people using the facility. We should be updating 6 bathrooms, 2 laundry rooms and a kitchen sink!!!

First Step........

The foundation to a building is one of the most important so we are hiring a professional to help us level the foundation to our building. The are some rough spots there but with the knowledge of a good foundation man, we will be on our way in no time.

Getting right to it....

Two fold mission for this blog:

I wanted to create this blog for all to see the progress we make of the renovation of The Old Loxley Hotel and

To get the word out there that we need help!!! Not so much on the physical remodeling of this building but in finding investors to contribute while we are applying for grant money.

We are applying for the non-profit status as we are promoting and preserving the history of the building and area.

Many people are excited about this idea----we just need to get the ball rolling on funds.

Thank you....

Valerie Steimle Foy