Colonial Hotel (Wise, Virginia)

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Colonial Hotel
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LocationJct. of Main and Spring Sts., Wise, Virginia
Coordinates 36°58′39″N82°34′51″W / 36.97750°N 82.58083°W / 36.97750; -82.58083
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
ArchitectPhipps, D.J.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 91000019 [1]
VLR No.329-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1991
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1990 [2]

Colonial Hotel, also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse, is a historic hotel building located in Wise, Wise County, Virginia. It was built in 1910, and is a 2+12-story, roughly U-shaped building with a hipped roof. It is constructed of brick, painted white, and is in the Colonial Revival style. It features an angled entrance sheltered by a pedimented colossal Ionic order portico with paired round columns flanked by paneled square columns. [3]

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

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