The Monticello Hotel

The Monticello Hotel was an historic hotel built in 1898 on Monticello Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. The original hotel was destroyed by a fire on New Year's Day in 1918, a day so cold that the water from the fire equipment froze before it could reach the fire.[1] The hotel was rebuilt in 1919, with two additional stories added, and operated until it was demolished in 1976 as part of Norfolk's ongoing urban renewal project.

Monticello Hotel
Postcard of the original Monticello Hotel
General information
TypeHotel
Town or cityNorfolk, Virginia.
CountryU.S.
Opened1898
Renovated1919
Demolished1976

The Norfolk Federal Building currently sits on the old Monticello Hotel site.

  • After the fire that destroyed the original hotel in 1918.
    After the fire that destroyed the original hotel in 1918.
  • The rebuilt Monticello Hotel with the extra stories
    The rebuilt Monticello Hotel with the extra stories
  • The site of the hotel today.
    The site of the hotel today.

References
  1. Erickson, Mark St. John (8 January 2014). "Hampton Roads' worst winters". dailypress.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.


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