Glen Ferris Inn

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Glen Ferris Inn
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LocationUS 60 overlooking Kanawha Falls, Glen Ferris, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°9′1″N81°12′53″W / 38.15028°N 81.21472°W / 38.15028; -81.21472
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1848
ArchitectBonaventura Bosia, Et al
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Other, Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference No. 91000449 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1991

Glen Ferris Inn, also known as Stockton's Inn, Stockton's Tavern, and Hawkins's Hotel, is a historic hotel located on the bank of the Kanawha River overlooking Kanawha Falls at Glen Ferris, Fayette County, West Virginia. It may have been built as early as 1815. It is a T-shaped brick building in two sections. One section is a three-story, painted brick dwelling. The second is a two-story, red brick wing measuring 140 feet by 40 feet. The building features a wraparound porch supported by 13 stuccoed brick columns. In the 19th century, the building was a stagecoach stop and served as a Union quartermaster's depot during the American Civil War. In the first half of the 20th century, it housed managers, supervisors, and workers involved in developing the area's manufacturing and hydro-electric capacity. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

As of December 16, 2018 the Glen Ferris inn has re-opened and is taking reservations.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rebecca Kimmons (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glen Ferris Inn" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.