The Jordan Family Resort Hotels were the Most Celebrated Resort of the East between 1832 and sometime in 1930s. The property was purchased by Branch M. Jordan and since its inception, three hotels have stood on the estate and remained in the Jordan family until the Hotel closed sometime in the 1930s. The first stone
In 1855, Edwin Clarendon Jordan, Sr., a nephew of Branch Jordan, built and opened the second larger, wooden hotel, which ran across the front of the property along Jordan Springs Road. The resort gained in popularity, not only for its healing waters, but also for its proximity to the capitol and the statesmen who loved
During the Civil War (1861-1865) the resort ceased normal functions and was temporary converted into a hospital for both the Confederate and Union forces, depending upon which side held the nearby Winchester, Virginia. Many sick and wounded soldiers came to Jordan Springs for medical treatment, especially from teh Sharpsburg (Antietam), Gettysburg, and Winchester battlefields. Even
After the war, the Historic Jordan Springs Estate once again became a popular resort destination for many years. Around 1869, Jordan Springs reached a peak of brilliancy never before equaled in antebellum days. It was during this streak of prosperity that Jordan Springs saw the many distinguished visitors and other statesmen from the Washington, D.C.
Lexington, VA 20 January 1866 My Dear Sir I am three days since your kind letterof the 22nd xxxx xxxx the box of fruits,sent me in the name of your daughter. Julia Belle. Please present my kindest regards to your wife and best thanks to your sweet “baby” who will long live in my remembrance.
Lexington, VA 7 June 1869 My Dear Sir I am very much obliged to you for your kind invitation to Mrs. Lee and myself to visit you at your White Sulphur Springs. I assure you it would give us great pleasure to do so did her health permit. But she is unable to travel so
In 1893 construction of the third hotel with hand-cut limestone and brick was completed by Edward Clarendon Jordan, Jr., grandson of Branch Jordan. This structure is in full use today and known as Historic Jordan Springs. The southeast section of the current brick building is the section constructed over the foundation of the 1932 Carriage
The property remained in the Jordan Family for many decades. The photographs below are the tombstones of the Jordans buried in Winchester, VA and were provided by a member of the Jordan Family.
In 1916, the resort ceased functioning. That second hotel burned down in 1920. The property remained in the Jordan Family for many decades. The photographs below are the tombstones of the Jordans buried in Winchester, VA and were provided by a member of the Jordan Family. From 1916-1942 several owners tried in vain to reopen
Front page and page 10 of the Valley Week, No 64, January 15, 1966, Winchester, VA.
