Old Brick Hotel (Central Hotel), New Castle, Virginia 1
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Across the street from Craig County Courthouse in New Castle, Virginia is the 3-story Old Brick Hotel (the NRHP nomination form names it the Central Hotel) dating from circa 1840. It remains pretty much how it appeared in 1854-1855 on both interior and exterior. Apparently it began as a tavern and the building predates the formation of Craig County. The roof is standing-seam-metal hipped roof. There is a wide overhang of the cornice. The brick structure is ell-shaped with various bonds--the first two stories of the front are Flemish bond with the upper story being 7-course American bond. The walls of the ell are irregular American bond. Doors and windows have plain surrounds with corner blocks, wood portions at the corners with a design (barely visible in image 5). The windows also vary in the sash with some being 6/6 and others 2/2. Some of the doors are paneled and some have glass panes; they have rectangular transoms with 4 lights. The two-tiered porch is wraparound. The upper porch roof is supported by wooden piers with molding at the bottom; this porch is supported from below with brick piers. The balustrade on the upper porch generally consists of vertical rails with a central section of horizontal rails. The end balustrade differs in design with an open oval pattern created by the positioning of the rails. Chimneys are interior, A portion of the Craig County Courthouse is visible in the background in some photos. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places October 25, 1973 #73002005 as part of the New Castle Historic District. The boundary increase on June 10, 1993 of the district provides a more fleshed-out description of the building.
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Old Brick Hotel (Central Hotel), New Castle, Virginia 1
[There are 7 photos in this set] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
Across the street from Craig County Courthouse in New Castle, Virginia is the 3-story Old Brick Hotel (the NRHP nomination form names it the Central Hotel) dating from circa 1840. It remains pretty much how it appeared in 1854-1855 on both interior and exterior. Apparently it began as a tavern and the building predates the formation of Craig County. The roof is standing-seam-metal hipped roof. There is a wide overhang of the cornice. The brick structure is ell-shaped with various bonds--the first two stories of the front are Flemish bond with the upper story being 7-course American bond. The walls of the ell are irregular American bond. Doors and windows have plain surrounds with corner blocks, wood portions at the corners with a design (barely visible in image 5). The windows also vary in the sash with some being 6/6 and others 2/2. Some of the doors are paneled and some have glass panes; they have rectangular transoms with 4 lights. The two-tiered porch is wraparound. The upper porch roof is supported by wooden piers with molding at the bottom; this porch is supported from below with brick piers. The balustrade on the upper porch generally consists of vertical rails with a central section of horizontal rails. The end balustrade differs in design with an open oval pattern created by the positioning of the rails. Chimneys are interior, A portion of the Craig County Courthouse is visible in the background in some photos. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places October 25, 1973 #73002005 as part of the New Castle Historic District. The boundary increase on June 10, 1993 of the district provides a more fleshed-out description of the building.
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