Bollingbrook Hotel
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Shamrock503
N 37° 13.981 W 077° 24.180
18S E 286827 N 4123427
Site of John Niblo's Tavern
Waymark Code: WM7KNX
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2009
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Bollingbrook Hotel QA-8 After a fire destroyed John Niblo's tavern in 1827, Niblo assembled a group of investors who constructed on this site in 1828 the three-story Bollingbrook Hotel, attributed to Otis Manson. The hotel became known as "one of the best taverns in the Atlantic country." In 1857, a fourth story was added to the building and it was restyled to include a bracketed cornice and cast-iron segmental window caps. During the siege of Petersburg in 1864-1865 Confederate officers were housed here. About 1906 the building was renamed the Stratford Hotel and modernized. It was demolished about 1933.
Marker Number: QA 8
Marker Title: Bollingbrook Hotel
Marker Location: At the Appomattox River Bridge, US 301 in Petersburg, VA
County or Independent City: Petersburg
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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