The Virginia Hotel
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The Virginia Hotel was built in 1847 in Staunton, Virginia, and quickly became known as one of the finest hostelries in the commonwealth. Built on the site of the old Washington Tavern, the Virginia Hotel gained fame during the Civil War as the headquarters of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and served, alternately, as a hospital for Confederate soldiers and as headquarters for conquering Union Gen. David Hunter.
After the war, the Virginia Hotel thrived under a succession of owners until, in the late 1800s, it was refurbished and renamed the New Virginia. In 1926, the Virginia's owner -- Alexander T. Moore -- announced he would demolish the historic old hotel to make way for a new hotel, which would adjoin the newer Stonewall Jackson Hotel, of which he was also owner.
Moore demolished the Virginia Hotel in October of 1930, but the new hotel was never built due to financial constraits caused by the Great Depression. The lot sat empty for years, was used to house a gas station in the 1950s, and then built upon by the city of Staunton for a parking garage.
The Virginia Hotel stood at the northeast corner of New and Johnson streets.
