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Athens Hotel

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c. 1910. 802 Caroline St.
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
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  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)

The Athens Hotel is an impressive landmark that marks an important intersection. The designer obviously drew on Italian Renaissance palazzos to create an odd confection of parts. A heavy stone rusticated basement story features large windows; the brick upper floors have round arches that attempt to pull the composition together.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Athens Hotel", [Fredericksburg, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-FR26.

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