The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, VA, 1907
- Subject
- Hotels & Inns
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The Richmond Hotel rises behind a row of leafy trees and an iron fence, a tall multi-story building with a corner tower and flagpole; a smaller brick building stands to its right. The view is a tinted lithograph under a blue sky with clouds. The caption's "The Richmond Hotel" is a period variant of the name Hotel Richmond, the Gilded Age house built in stages between 1904 and 1911 by Adeline Detroit Wood Atkinson, a rare example of such a hotel raised by a woman. It became a regular meeting spot for Richmond politicians and a headquarters for campaigns of the era. The note on the picture side, dated 3-18-07, is a short hello to a friend in West Virginia.
Postcard Details
Durbin, West Va.
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Amelia Court House, VA |
|---|---|
| Series | 2118 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Place addressed | Mrs. E. M. Richardson, Durbin, WV |
| Place depicted | The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, VA |
| Place depicted | Richmond, VA |
| Publisher | New York, NY |
| received | Durbin, VA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930 |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Handwritten message in ink written vertically along the right edge of the picture side; no white border; printed series number 2118 in red at lower left. Postmark: DURBIN VA. MAR 19 1 PM 1907 REC'D (receiving mark); sending postmark AMELIA C. HOUSE MAR 18 2 PM 1907 VA. Undivided back ("This side is for the address."), Made in Germany imprint (A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York), 1c Franklin stamp. Light soiling/toning. |
Cite this card
The Richmond Hotel, Richmond, VA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-richmond-hotel-richmond-va-1907. Accessed October 14, 2026.