Richmond, Virginia – Beautiful & Historic Franklin Street Audiobook (Free)

Richmond, VA is one of the oldest metropolitan areas in Virginia and it has been the state capital since the late seventeen-hundreds.

Franklin Street is definitely one of the city’s most important – & most beautiful – streets. This is where many industrialists – including the cigarette merchants — constructed their homes. We’re starting in the grandest & most historical hotels in town, the Jefferson Resort. Built by among Richmond’s wealthiest cigarette vendors, the Jefferson has stood for over a hundred years and offers catered towards the well-known, the infamous – and some alligators!

On this tour we’re discussing the countless architectural styles that you will find all over the town and we’ll talk about the individuals who lived here – the owners AND the servants.

We’ll end our tour in the Virginia State Capitol – the building created by Thomas Jefferson and the website that has observed a lot history from the Revolutionary Battle through the Civil War, to the Civil Privileges movement, and to the sociable movements from the twenty-first century.