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Hotel Morgan furnishings go on sale Thursday

A national hotel liquidation company will begin selling furniture and fixtures at the now shuttered Hotel Morgan beginning 10 a.m. Thursday.

National Content Liquidators, headquartered in Springboro, Ohio, said on its website, nclsales.com, the sale at the High Street hotel will include flat-screen televisions, king and full-size beds, armoires and chairs, as well as lobby furnishings. Items in this category include sconces, lobby furnishings and bar stools, plus commercial kitchen and commercial laundry equipment.

The sale will continue until all items in the 78-room downtown hotel are sold. Weekday hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday hours, if needed, are noon-5 p.m.

It was announced last week that Hotel Morgan will remain closed until late 2020. It is not clear at this point whether the closure and the sale are related to new ownership.

The Dominion Post reported in July that the historic downtown structure was in the process of being sold and a deal was expected to be finalized by fall.

The hotel, which opened in 1925, is named for city founder Zackquill Morgan, has hosted Eleanor Roosevelt and President Harry Truman. It was a campaign stop for John F. Kennedy in 1960.

Don Hayes, president and CEO of NCL, said Monday everything will be priced to sell. This includes televisions at $59; armoires, $35; mattresses and box springs, under $100.

“It will be just like walking into a department store,” said Hayes, adding that he thinks the sale could last three weeks. He also did not know if the hotel had a new owner.

NCL does work across the country and has offices in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Montreal. According to its web site, NCL has liquidated furniture, furnishings and equipment of more than 800 properties and has done work for the Trump Organization.

Some hotel liquidation sales the company has worked on include the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.; the Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City; The Plaza in New York City, The Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and the Ambassador in Los Angeles.

Hotel Morgan was last renovated the hotel in 1999 by the Brant family, which had owned it since 1997. R. Theodore Brant died in 2000 at age 53.

According to documents filed in the Monongalia County Courthouse, Brant paid $1.35 million for the hotel in 1997.

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