Virginian Hotel - Medicine Bow, WY
N 41° 53.743 W 106° 12.045
13T E 400393 N 4638894
Built in 1911, the Virginian Hotel was named after Owen Wister’s book by the same name.
Waymark Code: WMXEZN
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2018
Views: 2
Built in 1911, the Virginian Hotel was named after Owen Wister’s book by the same name. The establishment was the first in town to offer electricity and indoor plumbing.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the hotel was restored to its original Victorian décor and re-opened in 1984. Sixteen antique single rooms and four vintage suites offer canopied beds, vintage quilts, and some have fireplaces. A candlelight dinner can be ordered in the Owen Wister dining room where an elegant meal is enhanced by the surrounding flocked floral wallpaper. The Shilo Saloon offers a western flair with a log bar and taxidermy on the wall. Guests can also enjoy a game of pool or music on the player piano. Prices are very reasonable to stay at this unique hotel.
Street address:
404 Lincoln Hwy
Medicine Bow, WY USA
82329
County / Borough / Parish: Carbon
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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