You are here

West Virginia » The Springs » Greenbrier County » Lewisburg » General Lewis Inn

General Lewis Inn

-A A +A
1834. 1928–1929, Walter F. Martens. 301 E. Washington St. (at intersection with Lee St.)

This 1928 inn incorporates an 1834 house as its east wing. Charleston architect Walter Martens duplicated the gable-ended facade on the west and filled the space in between with a slightly recessed, two-story block fronted by a giantorder portico with square pillars. The result is a building of immense charm that calls to mind the region's antebellum spa hotels. The interior of the General Lewis is furnished with area antiques and fittings, some of them from the old spa resorts. Although the inn is more expansive than its residential neighbors, its scale and details are similar, and it blends easily into its surroundings.

Writing Credits

Author: 
S. Allen Chambers Jr.
×

Data

What's Nearby

East Washington St.
Lewisburg Methodist Church
John Wesley Methodist Church
Henry R. Hodson House
Downtown Lewisburg

Citation

S. Allen Chambers Jr., "General Lewis Inn", [Lewisburg, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-GR15.

If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.

SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.

,