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ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1832 AS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE BY A
VIRGINIA GENERAL, THE MARTHA WASHINGTON INN HAS SEEN MANY
DIFFERENT USES. FROM
PRIVATE RESIDENCE IT EVOLVED INTO A FINISHING SCHOOL FOR
YOUNG LADIES. WHEN THE ARMIES OF THE CIVIL WAR BATTLED IN
AND AROUND ABINGDON,
THE BUILDING SERVED AS A HOSPITAL FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS,
AND ROMANTIC STORIES OF NURSES AND SOLDIERS STILL ENDURE
TO THIS DAY. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR THE MARTHA BECAME A
WOMENS COLLEGE AND TODAY IS AN ELEGANT HOTEL, PAYING
HOMAGE TO ITS GRACIOUS SOUTHERN ROOTS AND ENDURING
HISTORIC LEGACY. THE INNS 62 GUESTROOMS AND SUITES
REFLECT THE CAREFULLY ASSEMBLED COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN ,
EDWARDIAN AND GEORGIAN-PERIOD ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS THAT
GRACE THIS ONE-TIME MANSION. EACH ROOM IS DIFFERENT IN
DECOR, SIZE AND CONFIGURATION. GUEST ENJOY TURNDOWN
SERVICE, A MORNING NEWSPAPER, OVERNIGHT SHOESHINE, AND
ENGLISH TOILETRIES.
THE MARTHA WASHINGTON INN, NOW OFFERS TO ITS GUESTS, THE
NEWLY COMPLETED NATATORIUM, WITH ITS BRICK FACADE
MATCHING THE TIMELESS DECOR OF THE BUILDING. FRENCH DOORS
AND A RETRACTABLE ROOF BRING THE OUTSIDE INSIDE IN THE
WARD SUMMER MONTHS. A SUNDECK OFF THE POOL PROVIDES THE
PERFECT SPOT FOR A QUIET READ OR WARM RELAXATION IN THE
SUN. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE, IN FEBRUARY 2006, THE
OPENING OF THE SPA AT THE MARTHA. THE SPA FEATURES
BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED TREATMENT ROOMS, THE LATEST IN
EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY PLUS AN ADJOINING FITNESS AREA,
CONVENIENTLY CLOSE TO DRESSING AND LOCKER ROOMS.
THIS PROPERTY WAS BUILT IN 1832
RENOVATED IN 2003
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