Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.
- Identifier:
- 052208
- Collection Number:
- A&M 3567
- Title:
- Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- Description:
- Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.
- Acquisition Source:
- Caldwell, Walter
- Acquisition Method:
- Acquired
- Medium:
- digital file
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
