Rainbow Court
Encyclopedia
Rainbow Court is a historic hotel
complex located at Myrtle Beach
in Horry County, South Carolina
, United States. The complex of buildings range in dates of construction from 1935 to 1959. The complex includes: two motel-type buildings, five beach cottages/boarding house
s, and a small house. The buildings are situated around an open court with a swimming pool. There are six contributing buildings. It is one of the few remaining examples of the small-scale, low-rise motels that pre-dates Hurricane Hazel
(1954).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1996.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
complex located at Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
in Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County, South Carolina
Horry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Brigadier General Horry was born in South Carolina sometime around 1743 and started his distinguished military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains the Provincial Congress...
, United States. The complex of buildings range in dates of construction from 1935 to 1959. The complex includes: two motel-type buildings, five beach cottages/boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
s, and a small house. The buildings are situated around an open court with a swimming pool. There are six contributing buildings. It is one of the few remaining examples of the small-scale, low-rise motels that pre-dates Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed as many as 1,000 people in Haiti before striking the United States near the border between North and South Carolina, as a Category 4 hurricane...
(1954).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1996.