Berkley Arms Hotel 1891

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Title: Berkley Arms Hotel 1891
Date: 1891-10-26/1891-10-28
Description: The Berkley Arms Hotel was constructed in 1891, but burned down shortly before being completed, on October 26, 1891. It was constructed by Hoover, Hughes, & Co. of Pittsburgh for the Central Land Co. of Buchanan at a cost of $100,000, but insured for only $57,000.; Image 1 - Drawing of the hotel, with a caption, "Berkeley Arms Hotel - pride of Buchanan"; Image 2 - Excerpt from a book, detailing landmarks destroyed by fire, such as the Berkeley Arms Hotel.; Image 3 - An article from Weekly Virginia and Carolinian, dated October 29, 1891, describing the fire that destroyed Berkeley Arms Hotel.; Image 4 - An article from the Roanoke Daily Times dated October 28, 1891, about the fire, and history of the hotel.; Image 5 - An excerpt of an article from the Roanoke Daily Times, dated June 14, 1891, that notes Hoover, Hughes & Co. are also contractors for the Berkeley Arms Hotel.; Image 6 - A newspaper article from the Roanoke Times dated October 28, 1891, about the fire destroying the Berkeley Arms Hotel.
Creator: United Press; Weekly Virginian and Carolinian; Roanoke Daily Times; The Roanoke Times
Format: image/jpeg
Subject: Hotel; Buchanan
Type: Image; Text
Publisher: Weekly Virginian and Carolinian; Roanoke Daily Times; The Roanoke Times
Coverage: Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Rights: For newspaper articles: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Provenance: Provided to the Botetourt County Libraries by the Katherine Harris Estate

Item sets: Community

Media: Berkley Arms Hotel; Fire destroys this landmark in 1891; Fire destroys this landmark in 1891 newspaper article; Fire destroys this landmark in 1891 newspaper article; Construction in 1891 newspaper article; Fire destroys this landmark in 1891 newspaper article

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