Byrd, William, Hotel

2501 W. Broad St., Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 16, 1996. NRIS 96001454.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • DHR 127-0466

From Wikipedia:

William Byrd Hotel

William Byrd Hotel is a historic hotel building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is an 11-story, Classical Revival style building consisting of a base, shaft and capital. It is a steel frame building clad in limestone, buff brick, and with terra cotta decorative elements. The building is topped by a three-story penthouse with a one-story addition. The hotel ceased operation in the 1980s, and the building was renovated into apartments in 1996. As of 2017, the William Byrd Apartments were owned by Project: Homes, a regional nonprofit dedicated to providing housing for low-income seniors.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682951

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