The Jefferson Hotel

Richmond, United States. Located on West Franklin Street in the heart of downtown Richmond.

The Jefferson HotelRichmond, United States

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Address: The Jefferson Hotel
101 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
United States
Telephone: +1 804 649 4750
Official website: www.jeffersonhotel.com
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Lemaire restaurant, named after Thomas Jefferson’s maître d’hôtel Etienne Lemaire, and TJ’s Bar & Lounge.
Palm Court lobby with nine original Tiffany stained-glass windows and bronze alligator statues.
Spa, indoor pool, fitness facility and a Grand Ballroom.
Located on West Franklin Street in the heart of downtown Richmond.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1892
Tobacco magnate Lewis Ginter starts building the hotel, designed in Spanish Baroque style by Carrère and Hastings.
31 October 1895
The Jefferson opens for business.
29 March 1901
A fire destroys three-fifths of the hotel; Edward Valentine’s marble statue of Jefferson is rescued, though its head breaks off.
1907
After a long restoration, the hotel reopens.
Late 1930s
David Niven is astonished to find an alligator swimming in a pool beside the reception desk, as he later recounts in his memoirs.
March 1944
Another fire breaks out, killing six people.
1948
Old Pompey, the last alligator of the Palm Court’s marble pools, dies.
1969
The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1981
The hotel and its restaurant provide interiors for the film My Dinner with Andre.