The Greenbrier
| The Greenbrier | |
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Main entrance in 2011
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Address | 300 W. Main Street |
| Town or city | White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Grounds | 11,000 acres (45 km2) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 710 |
| Number of suites | 33 |
| Number of restaurants | 9 |
| Number of bars | 11 |
| Website | |
| greenbrier.com | |
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The Greenbrier
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| Location | Greenbrier County, near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia |
| Built | 1858, 1913 |
| Architect | John H.B. Latrobe; et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 74002000 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1974 |
| Designated NHL | June 21, 1990 |
The Greenbrier is a luxury resort in the eastern United States, located in the Allegheny Mountains near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
Since 1778, visitors have traveled to this part of the state to "take the waters" of the area. Today, The Greenbrier is situated on 11,000 acres (17 sq mi; 45 km2) of land with 710 guest rooms, 20 restaurants and lounges, more than 55 indoor and outdoor activities and 36 retail shoppes. 1800 "ladies and gentlemen" offer authentic southern hospitality to guests.
The current Greenbrier was built in 1913 by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and was owned for much of its history by that company and its successors, including the CSX Corporation. Following years of heavy losses, CSX placed the hotel into bankruptcy in 2009. Justice Family Group, LLC, a company owned by local entrepreneur Jim Justice, subsequently bought the property and guaranteed all debts, resulting in dismissal of the bankruptcy. Justice promised to return the hotel to its former status as a five-star resort and to introduce "tasteful" gambling for guests as a revenue enhancer. The Greenbrier Hotel Corp. today operates as a subsidiary of Justice's company.
The last U.S. president to stay at The Greenbrier during his presidency was Dwight Eisenhower. A total of 26 presidents have stayed at The Greenbrier.
The Greenbrier is also the site of a massive underground bunker that was meant to serve as an emergency shelter for the United States Congress during the Cold War. Code named "Project Greek Island", Fritz Bugas was the former onsite superintendent.
A spring of sulphur water is at the center of the resort property. It issues forth below the green dome of the white-columned springhouse that has been the symbol of The Greenbrier for generations. Beginning in 1778, Mrs. Anderson, a local pioneer, came to follow the local Native American tradition of "taking the waters" to relieve her chronic rheumatism and for the first 125 years the resort was known by the name White Sulphur Springs.
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