https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/014155https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/014155.jpgByrd's Hotel, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.Hotels--West Virginia--Franklin.Counties--Pendleton--Buildings.A close-up view of Byrds Hotel in Franklin, West Virginia. The hotel was built in 1924-25, and replaced Florentine Hotel that was destroyed by fire on April 17, 1924. Dick Byrd, the owner of the hotel, is sitting on the porch.West Virginia History OnView