The Jefferson Hotel is a luxury hotel in Richmond, Virginia, United States, opened in 1895. In 1969,[5] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Jefferson is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[6] On site is "Lemaire", a restaurant named after Etienne Lemaire, who served as maitre d'hotel to Thomas Jefferson from 1794 through the end of his presidency.
History
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. Construction began in 1892 and the hotel opened for business on October 31, 1895.[7]