]]> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Ness_County_Bank.jpg]]> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ness_County_Bank_Entrance.jpg]]> The Willard Hotel, built immediately adjacent and slightly east of the station (finished in 1912), complements the station architecturally but with certain distinct stylistic features. It’s a 6-story building in a Second Empire manner mixed with Beaux‑Arts detailing. The hotel has a mansard roof with dormer windows, and its façade uses red brick combined with stone (or cut stone) trim, including quoins and corbeled brickwork. The hotel has large public rooms such as a ballroom, dining rooms, reading rooms, etc.]]> Construction: The complex was built by J.J. Walsh and Son of Baltimore. ]]> https://img.atlasobscura.com/lcd101JHqczAkEEKRAXtLzw0iuoU_qV8I-fIyzbLSho/rt:fit/h:400/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL3BsYWNl/X2ltYWdlcy9hMjRl/ZWVjYy03YzhmLTRm/NzEtODAyMi05YzNj/ODVjZGFkZGIyYTc2/NzNkYTA3YjEwZTRm/ZTdfOTAwMTg5NkEt/OTRCQy00NTk4LUIz/QUMtRUU1NTIxNTFG/RTlFLmpwZWc.webp
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The Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O to house travelers and important railroad employees, and, to its left, the old B&O terminal in Grafton, West Virginia. (n.d.). https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015631664/#:~:text=The%20six%2Dand%2Da%2D,Grafton%20B&O%20Railroading%20Heritage%20Center.
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Interior features: Originally, the top floor housed the company president’s office, decorated richly (rosewood, teak, large doors, etc.), and the cafeteria was on that level with arched windows and bright colors. There was also a large sculpture “Sunlit Straw” by Bertoia in the lobby.]]> https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/startribunemedia/KRBYBRUW6RAGDHCNKFVOAEFNHE.jpg

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