Jefferson Hotel, Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Jefferson Hotel, (Franklin St.) Richmond, Va., This magnificent Hotel was first opened to public patronage in 1895; it was erected by the late Maj. Lewis Ginter, at a cost of nearly two million dollars. In 1901 a disastrous fire destroyed about one half the structure, but it has since been rebuilt and remolded, and in its present condition, is not surpassed in point of architectural beauty and completeness of equipment, by any other hotel in the Country.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/103
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Jefferson Hotel, Franklin Street, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Jefferson Hotel, (Franklin St.) Richmond, Va., This magnificent Hotel was first opened to public patronage in 1895; it was erected by the late Maj. Lewis Ginter, at a cost of nearly two million dollars. In 1901 a disastrous fire destroyed about one half the structure, but it has since been rebuilt and remolded, and in its present condition, is not surpassed in point of architectural beauty and completeness of equipment, by any other hotel in the Country.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/103
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards