Bruce and Faith Goguen are restoring the historic Solon Hotel in Solon. The couple are shown on the front porch of the hotel recently.

Bruce Goguen grabs metal roofing before installing the section with his son Maxwell at the historic 1895 Solon Hotel recently. Goguen and his family are restoring the building.

The historic Solon Hotel, right, is shown in downtown Solon recently. The Goguen family is restoring the building.

Faith Goguen passes through an upstairs corridor at the historic Solon Hotel in Solon. Goguen and her family are restoring the building.

A view of Solon is seen through upper-floor windows of the historic Solon Hotel.

Bruce Goguen cuts metal roofing before installing a section of the roof with his son Maxwell at the historic Solon Hotel. Goguen and his family are restoring the building.

Faith Goguen uses a flashlight as she descends a stairway at the historic Solon Hotel in Solon recently. Goguen and her family are restoring the building.

A note from a guest to housekeeping was left long ago on the dresser of a room at the historic Solon Hotel in Solon.

Bruce Goguen, right, and son Maxwell grab sections of metal roofing at the historic Solon Hotel. The Goguen family is restoring the building.

An iron bed is shown next to lace curtains at the historic Solon Hotel in Solon.

Faith Goguen walks through an upstairs corridor at the Solon Hotel. Goguen and her family are restoring the building.

A guest room appears frozen in time at the historic Solon Hotel in Solon.

This undated photo of the Solon Hotel was taken decades ago when it was a busy destination in town.