the jefferson hotel
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 154: Hotel History: The Jefferson Hotel (1895), Richmond, Virginia*
Stanley Turkel | January 4, 2016
By Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. Hotel History: The Jefferson Hotel (155 rooms) Tobacco baron Lewis Ginter began building the hotel in 1892 and opened it in 1895. Designed by Carrère and Hastings, the same architecture firm that designed the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue, the Ponce de Leon Hotel (St. Augustine), Flagler's Whitehall Mansion (Palm Beach), the House and Senate Office Buildings (Washington, D.C.) and many more. As a centerpiece for the upper lobby, Ginter commissioned Richmond sculptor Edward V. Valentine to create a life-size image of Thomas Jefferson from Carrara marble. Ginter imported exotic palm trees fr...
The Jefferson Hotel Selects Agilysys POS Solutions to Streamline Food & Beverage, Retail Operations
Agilysys | September 24, 2015
Property Selects InfoGenesis® POS, InfoGenesis® Flex to Boost Efficiency, Guest Service ALPHARETTA, GA. — Sept. 24, 2015 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va., has selected the InfoGenesis® POS and InfoGenesis® Flex solutions to streamline food, beverage and retail operations at the historic property, which is a member of Historic Hotels of America and Preferred Hotels & Resorts. The Jefferson, a popular destination for business and leisure travelers, wanted both f...
