Description
Designed by Richmond visionary Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel has been an icon in the neighborhood since 1895. From the alligators that used to roam the elegant lobby to the speakeasy housed inside all through Prohibition, the hotel has a captivating and unparalleled history. Playing host to cultural icons like Charles Lindbergh and F. Scott Fitzgerald and surviving the Great Depression and catastrophic fires, the hotel has remained crucial landmark all over Richmond’s history. Sign up for local historian Paul Herbert as he recounts stories of heiresses, actors, musicians and celebrities on this all-encompassing history of The Jefferson, a volume bound to please somebody who has ever stayed inside its treasured walls.