The Jefferson Hotel

The Jefferson Hotel is a historic hotel in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. It opened on October 31, 1895, and was the dream of Lewis Ginter, described as one of Richmond's most modest and generous citizens. The hotel was designed by the New York architectural firm Carrere and Hastings and built incorporating Renaissance and other architectural styles Ginter admired. It has served as a retreat for travelers and a gathering place for Richmond's social, business and charity events for more than 125 years.

The Jefferson Hotel opened on October 31, 1895, in downtown Richmond, Virginia. It was the dream of Lewis Ginter, born in 1824 in New York to Dutch immigrant parents, who came to Richmond in 1842 and made fortunes in the import, banking, tobacco and land development businesses. Ginter commissioned Carrere and Hastings, a renowned New York architectural firm, to design the hotel, which was built incorporating Renaissance and other architectural styles he admired. It is estimated that between $5 and $10 million went into planning, building and furnishing the hotel, with $2 million spent on construction. In 1969 the hotel was elected to the National Register of Historical Places and was considered among the finest examples of Beaux Arts style in existence. For more than 125 years The Jefferson has welcomed visitors to the Richmond Region and served the city's residents as a gathering place for social, business and charity events.

Historic luxury hotel and Richmond landmark

• Lemaire restaurant

  A five-star restaurant at the hotel, named after Etienne Lemaire, who served U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at Maitre d'Hotel in 1794.

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