Hotel Lincoln (Marion, Virginia) Explained

Hotel Lincoln
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 28, 1995[1]
Designated Other1 Number:119-0010
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:107 E. Main St., Marion, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8331°N -81.5194°W
Built:-1927
Architect:Eubank & Caldwell
Builder:Eubank & Caldwell
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:July 21, 1995
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:95000897

Hotel Lincoln, also known as the General Francis Marion Hotel and Lincoln Inn, is a historic hotel building located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a five-story, Colonial Revival style reinforced concrete commercial building. The upper floors are faced with Kingsport velveteen brick. The third through fifth floors are U-shaped and contain 19 guestrooms and 13 bathrooms per floor. It is one of the last remaining early-20th-century hotel buildings in Southwest Virginia. In addition to providing accommodations, the hotel offered space for public and private meetings, receptions, and dances. The building also contained a drugstore, coffee shop, beauty salon, and barber shop.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located in the Marion Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Lincoln. Ronnie E. Harrington. September 1994. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo