Field Trip to Lynchburg

We're on a field trip with Mary's U of Md group (she teaches in the historic preservation department, for those who don't know) to Lynchburg, meeting a developer who's working in the downtown historic district.

One of the projects is the hotel we are staying at, the Craddock-Terry, which used to be a shoe factory (among the recognizable brands:  Buster Brown shoes).  I have a few photos of the hotel interiors to share in some follow-up posts and hope to get a walk in down by the river in a bit.

Meanwhile, here is the front of the hotel, a view of the lobby (with the students checking in), and a detail shot of one of the column-beam connections in the lobby.  The hotel was not in use for 20 years ago, so a lot of work had to be done during renovations, included termite patches to the beams.  I may post some photos of that later.

Here's a link to the hotel...watch out for the elevator music.
http://www.craddockterryhotel.com/index.cfm