Hotel Lincoln (Marion, Virginia)

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.^[3]

Hotel Lincoln
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Hotel Lincoln, April 2012
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Location	107 E. Main St., Marion, Virginia
Coordinates	36°49′59″N 81°31′10″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926 (1926)-1927
Built by	Eubank & Caldwell
Architect	Eubank & Caldwell
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000897[1]
VLR No.	119-0010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1995
Designated VLR	April 28, 1995[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1] It is located in the Marion Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Ronnie E. Harrington (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Lincoln" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• General Francis Marion Hotel website