A rendering of the proposed Belhaven Hotel, a four-story hotel with commercial space on the ground floor and an underground parking structure | DBT PHOTO COURTESY FILLAT + ARCHITECTURE
REHOBOTH BEACH — For more than six decades, the Belhaven Hotel, owned by the Papajohn family, was a focal point for downtown Rehoboth Beach. Now, they hope to bring its charm back with a modern flare.
The property is located at 2 Rehoboth Ave. and has been in the family for more than a century; property records trace the family’s ownership to before 1900. John Papajohn and his son Alex, owners of the now multi-generational property, have now been working for more than seven years with architects, city leadership and others to perfect plans for…