The Monticello Hotel
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The Monticello Hotel of Norfolk, Virginia
was a historic hotel built in 1898. The original hotel was destroyed by a fire on New Years Day in 1918, a day so cold that the water from the fire equipment froze before it could reach the fire. The hotel was rebuilt in 1919 and operated until it was demolished in 1976, kicking off Norfolk's urban renewal project.
The Norfolk Federal Building currently sits on the old Monticello Hotel site.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
was a historic hotel built in 1898. The original hotel was destroyed by a fire on New Years Day in 1918, a day so cold that the water from the fire equipment froze before it could reach the fire. The hotel was rebuilt in 1919 and operated until it was demolished in 1976, kicking off Norfolk's urban renewal project.
The Norfolk Federal Building currently sits on the old Monticello Hotel site.