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Location of Richmond in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The Richmond German Christmas Dance was founded in 1866, shortly after the end of the American Civil War by the city's civil leaders. [1] It was named after a popular Prussian dance. The ball served as a way for prominent families of the Antebellum period to maintain their status in the new era .
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 Friday, Dec. 6, Main Street Richmond kicks off the Christmas season festivities with its annual Christmas Parade. Starting at 7 p.m., the parade route will begin at the intersection of East ...
Events will be hosted on election night starting at 5 p.m. at the following Aloft locations across the country: Aloft New York, Chelsea from 5 - 7 p.m. Aloft Atlanta at the Battery from 5 -7 p.m.
When Richmond became the capital of Virginia in 1779, there was no residence for the governor, but Thomas Jefferson rented one. The state was so poor that it could not pay the rent in time and blamed Jefferson for the problem. The state finally paid its rent and built a residence for the governor on the site of the present building.
Spotswood Hotel was a five-story luxury hotel located in Richmond, Virginia. After Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy in May 1861, the hotel served as a meeting space for the leaders of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis used the Spotswood as his home until the White House of the Confederacy was completed. Due to the hotel's clientele ...
The Hotel Richmond was a historic hotel located in Richmond, Virginia. Constructed in phases between 1904 and 1911, it was a rare example of a Gilded Age hotel built by a woman, Adeline Detroit Wood Atkinson. Atkinson turned the facility into a popular meeting spot for Richmond-area politicians, and the hotel acted as the headquarters for ...