by Christine Lorraine Morgan, Dec. 30, 2025

Kimberly House was a hostelry in downtown Erie, PA initially on W. 9th between Peach and State. It was considered to be a classy establishment, catering to those seeking comfort within elegant quarters.

It later moved to a different building at the NW corner of W. 7th St. and Peach and was renamed the Fisher Hotel, which was still open and operating into the mid-20th century.

This colorized sketch is from around 1890, when it was still on W. 9th Street, across the street from the Erie Academy.

Thanks to research from GC68 and Timothy Patrick McLaughlin, this piece of Erie’s forgotten downtown history has been brought to the surface.

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“Kimberly House” ~ West 9th Street ~ Erie, PA colorized sketch is from Erie, Penn’a Illustrated, 1888

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Here’s a look at the bar inside of the Fisher Hotel in 1947, which started as the Kimberly House in the 1800s. This is when it was located on the NW corner of 7th and Peach in a three-story brick building. Image from Timothy Patrick McLaughlin

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The Fisher Hotel, on the NW corner of 7th and Peach Sts. in Erie, started as the Kimberly House on W. 9th in the 1880s, and moved to this location in the early 1900s. It remained open here into the mid-20th century. Image from GC68