The General Lewis Inn has been operated by the Hock family since 1928. The eastern end of the building, including the dining room, the kitchen and a suite of rooms of the first floor plus two bedrooms and a suite on the second floor, was a brick residence built in the early 1800's by John H. Withrow. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Hock purchased it from Withrow's daughter. Walter Martens, a well-known West Virginia architect who also designed the Governor's Mansion in Charleston, designed the main section and the west wing according to their plans.