Madonna Inn Octagon - San Luis Obispo, California
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N 35° 16.014 W 120° 40.568
10S E 711385 N 3905118
Nature abhors a straight line, and apparently the owners of the Madonna Inn do as well.
Waymark Code: WM5TAD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2009
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Like many of the unique buildings and rooms at the Inn, this octagon shaped bar and refreshment shop near the pool, is similarly unique. The pool and spa facilities are more recent additions to the Inn, which has a unique history for taking care of weary guests:
"The Madonna Inn sits on approximately 2,200 acres and the large rocks used in the construction came from these surrounding acres. Some of the larger rocks weigh in excess of 200 tons each.
The leaded glass work throughout Madonna Inn and the large etched glass windows in the coffee shop, almost things of the past, were custom made for the Inn. The leaded glass inserts in the windowed area facing the large fireplace are of particular interest, since each insert illustrates one of the various Madonna enterprises: construction, lumber and cattle.
The hand-carved marble balustrade in the Gold Rush dining room came from the Hearst Castle. All copper and brass items were etched and/or shaped from original designs and fabricated right on the premises. The 28-foot gold tree fixture in the main dining room was made from electrical conduit left over from building projects as well as from left over remnants of copper.
Several wood carvers were brought in for the specialty work of hand carving the doors, beams, railings and the many other carved adornments you see here at the Madonna Inn."
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