<Table> External image <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Photo of the Old Anniston Inn - kitchen at left </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Photo of the Old Anniston Inn - kitchen at left </Td> </Tr> <P> The Anniston Inn Kitchen is an event center in Anniston, Alabama, and the only remaining portion of the Old Anniston Inn . The inn was built in 1885 as an upscale hotel for the planned company town . The majority of the inn burned on January 2, 1923, leaving only the portion containing the kitchen, children's dining room, and servants' living quarters . </P> <P> The kitchen annex matches the original inn's Queen Anne style . The building is two - and - a-half stories tall, with dormer windows protruding from the half - story attic . A portion of the original veranda sits along the southeast part of the exterior . The west end is occupied by the main dining hall with 17 - foot (5 - meter) ceilings and exposed purlins and beams . </P>

Where was the historic anniston inn located before it burned