Keywords: The Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg, West Virginia LCCN2015632161.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; The Queen Anne-style building opened in 1889 when money from oil and natural gas flooded into Parkersburg and the town quickly became a vivacious city that welcomed businessmen and visitors from across the country Designed and built by William Chancellor a prominent Parkersburg businessman Blennerhassett opened in 1889 and quickly became a grand showplace for what would later be known as the Gaslight Era The property was named after Harman and Margaret Blennerhassett who settled on a nearby island in the Ohio River in 1798 and built a Palladian mansion on their European-style estate The island now called Blennerhassett Island ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632161 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32000/32086a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32086 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32086 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |