Colonial Hotel, also known as Inn at Wise Courthouse, is a historic

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

building located in Wise,

Wise County, Virginia Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time. History The Cherokee conquered the ...

. It was built in 1910, and is a -story, roughly "U"-shaped building with a hipped roof. It is constructed of brick, painted white, and is in the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

style. It features an angled entrance sheltered by a pedimented colossal Ionic order portico with paired round columns flanked by paneled square columns. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1991.

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"Still the Place to be: Group working to restore the Wise Inn," Tricities.com, Allie Robinson, December 12, 2010, Dec 24, 2012
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Virginia Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia Hotel buildings completed in 1910 Wise, Virginia Buildings and structures in Wise County, Virginia Hotels established in 1910 1910 establishments in Virginia {{WiseCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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