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Harvey House Museum
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Business Details
Harvey House Museum
Contact Person
Contact Phone
(505)861-0581
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Business Category
Museum
Store
Landmark
Business Hours
Open Wed-Saturday 12pm-5pm
Business Location
104 North 1st Street, Belen, NM 87002
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Harvey House Museum
Business Description
Fred Harvey (1835 - 1901) was born in England and came to America at the age of fifteen. As soon as Harvey arrived, he got a job in a restaurant and started as a dishwasher. He learned the business from the ground up and in 1876 began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. He was given exclusive rights to operate the lunchrooms, eating houses and hotels along the railway's routes. His attention to detail, quality and customer service changed the country's rail travel industry.
