William Byrd Hotel is a hotel in Richmond, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Richmond, United States of America”. It stands about 3.4 km from the centre of Richmond.[3]

Overview

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.

From “William Byrd Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

It was designed by Marcellus E. Wright Sr., in the Neoclassical architecture style. It is listed as a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.4 km from the centre of Richmond. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Richmond International Airport (RIC), about 11 km from the centre of Richmond.[4]

It is one of 18 hotels in and around Richmond recorded in Wikidata, 7 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Exchange Hotel, opened in 1841. See Hotels in Richmond.

See also

References

  1. ^ William Byrd Hotel (Q16967639). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ William Byrd Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-06.
  3. ^ Richmond (Q43421). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Richmond. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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