Brochure circa 1960s: Courtesy of Marcus Nauman

A Study in Guest Buildings! Wytheville began with just 36 rooms in three first generation standard single level buildings. Then in the late 1960s a fourth second generation two-story building offering 24 rooms was added higher on the hillside. Like the original single level structures, each room had one wall of natural brick, but unlike the earlier buildings the rooms featured sliders.

Photograph September 2003

Photograph courtesy of Bob Venditti

Photograph October 1996: Courtesy of Dan Donahue

Above: Standardized two-story second generation building in the background with final generation building in the foreground.

Finally a standardized last generation generation building was built on the site which contained 40 guest rooms. While it was similar to the circa 1960s two-story building, its rooms neither featured an interior brick wall, nor did they offer full-sized patios/balconies. It is considerably remarkable that at each stage of expansion the Motor Lodge's owners opted to match the exterior brick so as to create the illusion that the entire site had been built at the same time!

Photographs September 2003

Photograph courtesy of Bob Venditti

Above: Standardized first generation single level guest building in background and final generation two-story unit in foreground