Martha Washington Inn
- Also Known As: General Francis Preston Residence
- Also Known As: Martha Washington College
- Address: 150 W Main St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1832/00/00 | Francis S Preston | Home | A brick mansion is built as a retirement home for Robert Preston and Sarah B Preston and their 9 children. The original living room is now the main lobby of the hotel. The grand stairway and parlors are today much as they were in the 19C. | |||
| 1832/00/00 | Sarah Buchanan Preston | Home | A brick mansion is built as a retirement home for Robert Preston and Sarah B Preston and their 9 children. The original living room is now the main lobby of the hotel. The grand stairway and parlors are today much as they were in the 19C. | |||
| 1858/00/00 | The Preston family sell their mansion for $21,000 to the founders of Martha Washington College, a lady's only institution. | |||||
| 1887/09/00 | Edith Wilson | Education | At age 15, Edith Bolling enrolls at Martha Washington College in Abingdon, Virginia, to study music, with a second year at a smaller school in Richmond. | |||
| 1932/00/00 | After the Great Depression, typhoid fever and a declining enrollment takes its toll, The Martha Washington College closes. |
| Particulars for Martha Washington Inn: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Cultural Affiliation | Middle Archaic North American |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Lodging | |
|---|---|
| Lodging Style | Grand Home |
| Lodging Style | Hotel |
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