Harvey L. Page, architect 1888 901 W. Franklin St. Virginia Commonwealth University is the steward of dozens of fine, century-old, former residential structures along the historic West Franklin Street corridor. But few are as eye-popping as the VCU Administration Building which anchors the southwest corner of the campus’ primary intersection of West Franklin and Shafer …
1796– Richard Adams House (demolished) 1810– Palmer-Taylor House, expanded 1859 1866-1987 remodelings and additions to complex 1895- chapel 2007– restoration, John Gass, architect 2100 and 2200 blocks of East Grace Street Few places in Richmond are as intriguing and densely-layered architecturally as Richmond Hill. The walled, Christian retreat center occupies almost two city blocks on …
(originally the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory) 122 W. Leigh St. 1895, Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, architect 2016, Baskervill, architect for addition and renovation Images of the original armory were taken by Michael Phillips, and images of the addition by Baservill were taken by Ansel Olson and provided by the firm. After the Civil War the United …
Architects: Charles H. Read, Jr.; The Glave Firm; and Glave & Holmes Architects Date: 1896 and additions and renovations Address: 3401 Brook Road, Richmond Travel along Brook Road through the Ginter Park neighborhood and you’ll unsuspectingly come upon Watts Hall. This glorious hulk of a building houses administrative offices, classrooms and a chapel at Union …
Architect: Jackson C. Gott Date: 1888-1893 Address: 101-107 West Broad Street Conceived by a planning, financing and laboring of over 40 years by the Virginia Masons, the former Masonic Temple is impossible to miss on Broad Street. It is Richmond’s clearest manifestation of Richardsonian Romanesque, an American style characterized by a robust geometry and massing, …
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 …