Virginian Hotel (Medicine Bow, Wyoming)
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The original building is a 3½ story structure built in a freely adapted example of Renaissance Revival in the Italian Style. Its simplicity of outline and symmetrical exterior lines are evidence of its Renaissance Revival architecture. It is constructed of concrete blocks containing sand drawn from the [[Medicine Bow River]] and fashioned at the building site.{{NRHP url|id=78002818}} Along with the significance of the size and architecture of the hotel, it boasts the first electric lights and sewer in town. |
The original building is a 3½ story structure built in a freely adapted example of Renaissance Revival in the Italian Style. Its simplicity of outline and symmetrical exterior lines are evidence of its Renaissance Revival architecture. It is constructed of concrete blocks containing sand drawn from the [[Medicine Bow River]] and fashioned at the building site.{{NRHP url|id=78002818}} Along with the significance of the size and architecture of the hotel, it boasts the first electric lights and sewer in town. |
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The hotel proper is papered in Victorian gold and burgundy medallion wallpaper, has velvet draperies and pressed tin on its 12 foot high ceilings. The main floor has an "Eating House," the formal "Owen Wister Dining Room," and the "Shiloh Saloon," which still has bullet holes riddled throughout to remind guests of some past shootout. The rooms have antique brass beds, tulip- |
The hotel proper is papered in Victorian gold and burgundy medallion wallpaper, has velvet draperies and pressed tin on its 12 foot high ceilings. The main floor has an "Eating House," the formal "Owen Wister Dining Room," and the "Shiloh Saloon," which still has bullet holes riddled throughout to remind guests of some past shootout. The rooms have antique brass beds, tulip-shaped lights, and are still heated by steam radiators. Only the suites have private baths, replete with claw foot bathtubs. The other rooms have access to separate bath facilities located in the halls. True to its time, the rooms in the original hotel do not have modern amenities such as telephones or televisions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/wyoming|title = Wyoming Travel Guide - Expert Picks for your Vacation | Fodor's Travel}} |
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