Cavalier Hotel

Cavalier Hotel
The Cavalier in 2010
Location 4201 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Coordinates 36°52′09″N 75°58′58″W / 36.86917°N 75.98278°W / 36.86917; -75.98278Coordinates: 36°52′09″N 75°58′58″W / 36.86917°N 75.98278°W / 36.86917; -75.98278
Area 5.41 acres (2.19 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Built by Baker & Brinkley
Architect Neff & Thompson
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference #

14000239

[1]
Added to NRHP May 19, 2014

The Cavalier Hotel is a historic hotel building at 4201 Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The seven-story building was designed by Neff and Thompson with a Y-shaped floor plan and was completed in 1927. Most of its hotel rooms featured views of the ocean, and all had private bathrooms. The hotel also featured dining facilities and opportunities for shopping, as well as amenities such as swimming pools that are now common features of modern hotels.[2]

The hotel was built during the period of prosperity known as the Roaring Twenties, and was a major element of the development of Virginia Beach as a resort area. The hotel was operated successfully until 1942, when it was commandeered by the United States Navy as a training center during World War II. It was returned to its owners in 1945, but the lost years hurt the business. The property was used as a private club for a time in the 1950s and 1960s, and eventually reopened as a hotel.[2]

The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Cavalier Hotel" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.