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Tobacco baron Lewis Ginter planned the development of the hotel as a premier property in the city of Richmond. It was designed in the Spanish Baroque Style by Carrère and Hastings, noted national architects based in New York City who later designed the New York Public Library.
In May 1907, the enlarged hotel was reopened. The restoration was designed by architect J. Kevan Peebles, who also designed the then new wings of the Virginia State Capitol. Although the interior of the hotel looked very different from the original, it was still magnificent.
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“It started when the hotel opened,” says Paul Herbert, author of The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark. As it happened, the birth of the hotel in 1895 coincided with the birth of the automobile. And Richmond is located precisely halfway between New York and Florida.
Jul 4, 2018 · The opulent hotel was designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same architecture firm that designed the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, the Ponce de Leon Hotel (St. Augustine), Flagler’s Whitehall Mansion (Palm Beach), the House and Senate Office Buildings (Washington, D.C.) and many more 1 .
Jan 5, 2016 · Tobacco baron Lewis Ginter began building the hotel in 1892 and opened it in 1895. Designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same architecture firm that designed the New York Public Library on...
Built by Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond opened its doors in 1895 and was among the first structures in downtown Richmond to feature electricity, working telephones, and indoor...
Oct 7, 2015 · The hotel also played an interesting role in history of African American in Richmond. In 1899, former heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan was staying at the Murphy Hotel. One morning, Sullivan began shouting at the waiter serving him breakfast.
