A West Virginia high school built in 1923 has reopened 103 years later as a 40-room hotel

Exterior facade of Hill Hall Hotel in Fayetteville, West Virginia. A historic West Virginia high school built in 1923 by Italian stonemasons has reopened its doors 103 years later as a 40-room boutique hotel. Former classrooms have been turned into guest rooms, lounges and shared spaces for visitors. The Hill Hall Hotel, located in downtown Fayetteville, marks the completion of a major restoration of the town’s original stone high school and a nearby midcentury middle school. Developed by real estate firm Mountain Shore Properties, the project has brought new life to a historic school campus that had been closed to the public for more than a decade.According to Travel + Leisure, the hotel is located at the gateway to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. It combines the building’s historic features with modern, residential-style interiors. The hotel is part of Design Hotels, a portfolio within Marriott Bonvoy. The original high school first opened to students in 1923. It was built by stonemasons who had moved from Piedicavallo, Italy, to Fayette County. The campus served local students for more than 70 years before school consolidation plans led to the main building’s closure...