Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-27
READY FOR GUESTS.
The Jefferson TO Throw Open Its Doors
10 the Public Next Thursday.
IT IS A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL.
Patterned After the LoulS XVI Style OF
Architecture by CarfsTe 4 Hastings.
| MOST APPROPRIATE LOCATION.
Combining a Rostelry for Social and
Business Intercourse Alike.
SPLENDID IN EVERY DETAIL
The Lobby and once and Grand Stair.
case Are FlrSt.Ploor Features.
N BIUE And RED And GOLD.
1 WsgnifCsnt Dinins-ROom, with Seat
IL Cnnnnifu fhr Threp HuniEad
N BLUE And RED And GOLD.
1 Nasnifcent DiniDS-ROon, With Seat
ing Capacity for Three Hundred.
mn wARm.E H.LL AND ARCADE.
nc,criptions Of the Pnriors, Cafes,
chambers. Roof Gardens, &C.
vc..rS. Webster & A. nslie md
Their Assistants In This Colossal
Enterprise.

Tho Jefferson Hotel will be thrown
oaen 10 the public next Thursday.
J:v tbs time the finishing touches will
have been put to the interior of the build
.rp and the work of furnishing will
have bcer completed.
The magnificent structure, erected by
,,aior Lewis Ginter and the other pub
s,.Iated with him in this enter
Prise. seems destined to become one
~ The great attractions of the entire
Southland. and powerful inducement to
no great army OF tourists to turn their
Steps in the direction OF this city, so rich
on historic associations.
For twcnty-seven months the building
~ the jefferson has been watched with
heenest interest. and 1t Is safe TO say
that the expectations Of the public have
been more than realized.
Everything connected with the house
r. on a scale Of ultra a-magnifcence, and.
49, IL now stands. the hostelry is the most
complete and Luxurious in the South. and
takes place Of honor in the foremost
rank OF representative American hotels.
BEAUTIFUL LOCATION.
No more beautiful location could have
been selected for the building. The lot
fronts half a square on both Franklin
and Main streets. and runs along the east
lne Of Jefferson street for full square.
Tao grades yf tie let are such that
the Maii-strect entrance is seventeen
fset lower than the Franklin-street en- |
trance thus facilitating the division Of :
the commercial and social elements which
o. is expected win patronize the hotel. ,
rhs Franklln-street or ladies' entrance |
eas hoen so arranged that there shall be |
.7 suggestion upon arriving in the hall |
Ha, the jefferson is a hotel. in the gene
ally accepted sense OF the term.
4 NDDERNIZED REPRODUCTION.
The jefferson Hotel is built throughout !
,f,er the Louis XVI. style of architecture. |
blt il is not q faithful reproduction, hav-
meg been modernized 10 accord with
.he Influences Of the past ana with due
.crard 10 the future. The style of archi-
..rture might more aptly be termed the
.o'onal Renaissance. as the Colonial |
..rio4 WAS greatly influenced by the Louis
ze. The architects, Messrs. Carrcre
Hastings. Of New York. appear to have
afen up the threads of the Louis
XVI. style. and 10 have localized it.
ibis well-known architectural firm also
.o.gned the Ponce de Leon. of Jackson
VIE Fla. and the Commonwealth Club
Of this city.
The building is a combination of loggias
and protecting tile roofs and other tropi-
,d features. with large. blank Wall !
sI'-css. aud more simple and severe
motifs IN contrast The style is par
t-uafy adaDted 10 the difference of |
l.,cs OF the lot. permitting. as IT does.
varied and picturesque outline, de-