Architect: Noland and Baskervill Date: 1911 Address: 909 West Franklin St The Scott House (formerly the Scott-Bocock House) is a truly Richmond structure, its decades of history almost as impressive as the grand neoclassical façade. Elizabeth and Frederic Scott bought the property from Lewis Ginter in 1903, and soon thereafter commissioned the popular firm …
Architect: Cram and Ferguson, architect; Carneal and Johnston, associate architect; Warren Manning Associates, landscape architect. Date: 1914 Address: 28 Westhampton Way Many Richmond commercial and residential areas developed westward after the installation of electric streetcars in 1888. The University of Richmond, which was located near the intersection of today’s Lombardy and Grace streets, established a …
Date: 1933 (purchased by City) Address: Main entrances at Forest Hill Ave and West 41st St; New Kent Ave and West 42nd St Forest Hill Park has a surprisingly large footprint, and when one has walked the meandering cobblestone paths through wetlands to the central lake, it is easy to feel completely secluded from the …
Architect: Carrére and Hastings Dates: 1891 Address: 401 W. Franklin St. The Commonwealth Club is one of Richmond’s most historic and opulent private clubs and its building reflects this. Founded in 1890, The Commonwealth Club was a social gathering place with facilities for dining, fitness, and drinking. Initially the club commissioned a local architect but …
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Date: 1997 Address: 800 E. Broad St. Designed by the internationally renowned firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Library of Virginia brings a level of significance and sophistication to a critically civic stretch of East Broad Street. According to the architect, the structure was intended to be “a catalyst …
Architect: John Notman Date: 1847 Location: 412 S. Cherry St. While named in 1849 for the holly trees scattered across its hilly 130 acres, the name Hollywood Cemetery could easily signify the historical celebrities interred there. This area formerly known as Harvie’s Woods was owned by William Byrd III before passing through the hands of …
Landscape architect: Ralph Griswold Dates: 1963 Address: Between East Broad Street and East Grace Street, bounded by 23rd and 24th streets In the early 1950s Richmond’s downtown was still vibrant with residents, retail, restaurants, and electric street cars and yet Church Hill, our city’s oldest neighborhood and certainly one of the most beautiful, was in …
Bissell and Sinkler, additions by Glave & Holmes 1913 428 North Boulevard The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) was founded 1831 as a private intellectuals club and is now a museum dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Virginia history to the general public. Originally known as the Virginia Historical Society, the …
Architect: John Eberson with Carneal and Johnston Dates: 1928-1929 Address: 219 E. Broad Street The Central Fidelity Bank building (known colloquially as the CFB) was the product of the collaboration between architect John Eberson of New York City and Richmond firm Carneal and Johnston. The result was a true expression of art deco and …
Architects: Cram and Ferguson, with Carneal, Johnston and Wright, associate architect. Date: 1931 Address: Blanton Avenue in Byrd Park. During World War I, many European towns promised to silence the bells of their town halls and churches until victory over Germany. When peace finally did occur in November 1919, bells all over northern Europe …