The George Washington Hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania

Washington, Pennsylvania

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 was designed by renowned architect

Architect

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 William Lee Stoddart

William Lee Stoddart

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 and built in 1923. Since then, it has been graced by Presidents John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

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 and Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

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, film star Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

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, big band leader Harry James

Harry James

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, among many persons of distinction. The hotel is also home to the largest remaining mural of early American artist, Malcolm Parcell.

Owner Kyrk Pyros is an alumnus of Penn State University with a degree in Structural Engineering

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. Pyros takes pride in building new residential and commercial properties, he also takes pride in restoring historic buildings to their original beauty. He is currently in the process of restoring the George Washington Hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania.
After the closing of the Hays Hall

Hays Hall

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 dormitory at Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...

, the George Washington Hotel served as a residence hall from 1968 to 1971. The College rented the entire 5th and 6th floors. These two floors contained 25 rooms each, which was enough for the 86 former residents of Hayes Hall, the House Mother, and four floor proctors.