Jefferson Hotel (Richmond, Virginia)
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The historic Jefferson Hotel in downtown Richmond
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| Location | 101 W Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia, USA, 23220 |
| Coordinates | 37°32′39.42″N 77°26′43.09″W / 37.5442833°N 77.4453028°WCoordinates: 37°32′39.42″N 77°26′43.09″W / 37.5442833°N 77.4453028°W |
| Opening | 1895 |
| Owner | CCA Financial |
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Jefferson Hotel
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| Location | 104 W. Main St., Richmond, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°32′39″N 77°26′44″W / 37.54417°N 77.44556°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000351 |
| VLR # | 127-0001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968 |
The Jefferson Hotel is a luxury hotel in Richmond, Virginia, opened in 1895. In 1969, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fully restored and upgraded, the Jefferson is one of 27 American hotels with Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Hotel ratings. The Jefferson Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. On site is "Lemaire," a AAA "Five Diamond" restaurant, named after Etienne Lemaire, who served as maitre d'hotel to Thomas Jefferson from 1794 through the end of his presidency.
Tobacco baron Lewis Ginter planned the development of the hotel as a premier property in the city of Richmond, capital of the state. It was designed in the Spanish Baroque Style by Carrère and Hastings, noted national architects based in New York, who later designed the New York Public Library. Construction began in 1892 and the hotel opened for business in 1895. After a fire gutted the interior of the hotel in 1901, it had a lengthy restoration. It reopened in 1907. It has received restorations and upgrades of systems through the years.
Patrons have included presidents (William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin D. Roosevelt), writers, and celebrities, including Henry James, Charles Lindbergh, The Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, and Elvis Presley. For many decades, the hotel was the home of Historic Garden Week.
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