RICHMOND HOTEL BATAVIA NEW YORK NY POSTCARD

TITLE: HOTEL RICHMOND Batavia New York
CAPTION: HOTEL RICHMOND
MAIN & COURT STREET
BATAVIA, NEW YORK
SIZE: Standard Sized
PUBLISHED BY: PUBLISHED BY HOLLAND PURCHASE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
POSTCARD ID #: NONE
POSTMARK: None - Not Used Postally

Information about the Richmond Hotel The four-story Richmond Hotel located at Main and Court streets was considered one of the finest lodging places in upstate New York. It opened in 1889, replacing the St. James Hotel, which was destroyed in a fire in 1886. It became the fourth such lodging house on the same site, dating back to the Eagle Tavern which opened in 1823. It was named in honor of Mrs. Mary Richmond, widow of Dean Richmond, from whom the Batavia Hotel Company obtained the mortgage.

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