Monterey Hotel, also known as the Highland Inn, is a historic

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located at

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, United States. It was built in 1904, and is a three-story, rambling frame building, seven bays long and three bays deep with a two-story ell to the north. It is topped by a hipped roof broken by two cross gables. It features a fine two-story Eastlake porch across an otherwise plain facade. an
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in 1974. Past guests include

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, and

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References

External links

Highland Inn website
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Hotel buildings completed in 1904 Buildings and structures in Highland County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Highland County, Virginia Virginia Historic Landmarks 1904 establishments in Virginia {{HighlandCountyVA-NRHP-stub