Kanawha Hotel

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Kanawha Hotel
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Location111 Court St., Elizabeth, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°3′51″N81°23′36″W / 39.06417°N 81.39333°W / 39.06417; -81.39333 Coordinates: 39°3′51″N81°23′36″W / 39.06417°N 81.39333°W / 39.06417; -81.39333
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1800
ArchitectBeauchamp, Manlove
NRHP reference No. 86003232 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1986

Kanawha Hotel is a historic hotel located at Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia. It is a two-story, log core, clapboard covered building which gained its present appearance about 1870 with several frame additions. The original section was built about 1800, and is possibly the oldest building in the county. The hotel operated from 1812 to 1928, after which it was sold as a private residence. Also on the property is a 19th-century well pavilion with a pyramidal roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Willis J. Ridenour and Rodney S . Collins (April 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kanawha Hotel" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.