Hotel Norton Explained

Hotel Norton
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 5, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:146-0005
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:798 Park Ave., Norton, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9339°N -82.6314°W
Architect:Brown, Thomas Seabrook
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 16, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02000524

Hotel Norton is a historic hotel building located in Norton, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a six-story Colonial Revival style building consisting of a cut sandstone base, brick middle, and a deep stone and wood entablature. The interior features a two-story lobby with a decorative mezzanine level balcony. The hotel was abandoned in the 1970s and 1980s and subsequently acquired by the City of Norton for redevelopment.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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 Norton. Paul Hardin Kapp. September 2001 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo