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'''The Hotel Albemarle''' is a three-story structure on West Main Street that is currently home to several businesses and non-profits.
'''The Hotel Albemarle''' is a three-story structure on West Main Street that is currently home to several businesses and non-profits.
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==History==
==History==
The Hotel Albemarle was first built in 1896 by [[Michael Gleason]], a Nelson County native who became a major businessman in Charlottesville. <ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Albemarle|url=http://charlottesvillethenandnow.blogspot.com/2011/08/hotel-albemarle.html|author=Karyn Trumbull|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Then And Now|location=|publishdate=August 3, 2011|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> It was first built as a lodging facility called the Gleason Hotel. It was originally next to another structure built by Gleason.
The Hotel Albemarle was first built in [[1896]] by [[Michael Gleason]], a Nelson County native who became a major businessman in Charlottesville. <ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel Albemarle|url=http://charlottesvillethenandnow.blogspot.com/2011/08/hotel-albemarle.html|author=Karyn Trumbull|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Then And Now|location=|publishdate=August 3, 2011|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> It was first built as a lodging facility called the Gleason Hotel. It was originally next to another structure built by Gleason.
 
The hotel was expanded to 87 rooms in late 1915. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=New Hotel Gleason to be Enlarged|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2136260|author=|pageno=1|printdate=December 1, 1915|publishdate=December 1, 1915|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>
 


The hotel was sold twice in the early 20th century and became the Albemarle Hotel in 1933. It is now owned and managed by [[Stonehaus]]. Tenants include the [[Quest Bookshop]].
The hotel was sold twice in the early 20th century and became the Albemarle Hotel in 1933. It is now owned and managed by [[Stonehaus]]. Tenants include the [[Quest Bookshop]].
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Revision as of 15:18, 1 December 2022

The Hotel Albemarle is a three-story structure on West Main Street that is currently home to several businesses and non-profits.


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History

The Hotel Albemarle was first built in 1896 by Michael Gleason, a Nelson County native who became a major businessman in Charlottesville. [1] It was first built as a lodging facility called the Gleason Hotel. It was originally next to another structure built by Gleason.

The hotel was expanded to 87 rooms in late 1915. [2]


The hotel was sold twice in the early 20th century and became the Albemarle Hotel in 1933. It is now owned and managed by Stonehaus. Tenants include the Quest Bookshop.

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Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°01′53″N 78°29′21″W / 38.031312°N 78.489215°W / 38.031312; -78.489215

References

  1. Web. Hotel Albemarle, Karyn Trumbull, Charlottesville Then And Now, August 3, 2011, retrieved September 23, 2011.
  2. Web. New Hotel Gleason to be Enlarged, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1915, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1915 page 1.