In 1929, Philip Small designed the north entrance of the Greenbrier Hotel, pictured at left. Located in the southeast corner of West Virginia, the origins of the swanky Greenbrier date back to the 1850s. The Van Sweringen brothers gained ownership of the hotel when they purchased the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in the 1920s. They hired Small to renovate the hotel. Small's work on the Greenbrier's north entrance has been compared to the design of the White House's north portico (front entrance). Both are designed in the Federal style, an American style of architecture popular during the nation's early years which combines elements of Georgian and Classical design. The Federal style shares many similarities with the Georgian Revival architecture found in Small's Shaker Heights buildings, such as their porticoed entrances and symmetrical exteriors. | Creator: Bobak Ha'Eri | Source: Wikimedia CommonsDownload Original File
