Jefferson Hotel owner revives plan to demolish Richmond church building

RICHMOND, Va. -- Thirty years after it first sought to do so, the owner of The Jefferson Hotel is looking to tear down the building’s historic next-door neighbor. Historic Hotels of Richmond, tied to Bill Goodwin’s CCA Industries, filed permit applications with the city in September to demolish the century-old Second Baptist Church building at 13 W. Franklin St., just east of the five-star hotel. Click here to continue on Richmond BizSense.