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174 Richmond: Mooreland Farms 175 RICHMOND: Friday, April 27, 2018 Westmoreland10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. The Boxwood Garden Club Place Thanks Photo courtesy of Ashley Farley Rachel Davis and Built around World War I, this neighborhood offers close proximity to downtown and some of the city’s earliest and most intriguing architecturally-designed houses. From Helen Nunley classic 17th century English style Georgian homes to Mediterranean-inspired villas, Westmoreland Place has the look and feel of Old World Europe. Beginning in 1915 2018 Historic Garden there was a demand for residential construction that drove developers west. Showcasing Week Chairs work by renowned architectural firms such as Noland & Baskervill, these homes blend grand-scaled landscape with stately architecture. The Executive Mansion, the oldest governor’s mansion in the U.S. built and still used as a home, is also open for tour and is a short drive east of the tour area. Tuckahoe Plantation Hosted by The Boxwood Garden Club The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton Sneed’s Nursery & Garden Center, Strange’s Florist Greenhouse & Garden Center Short Three Chopt Garden Club Pump and Mechanicsville, Tweed, Williams The James River Garden Club & Sherrill and Gather. Chairmen Combo Ticket for three-day pass: $120 pp. available online only at www.vagarden- Rachel Davis and Helen Nunley week.org. Allows access to all three days of [email protected] Richmond touring - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - featuring 19 properties in total. Tickets: $50 pp. $20 single-site. Tickets available on tour day at tour headquarters Group Tour Information: 20 or more people and at ticket table at 4703 Pocahontas Ave. in advance is $115 pp. for combo. $40 pp. for only, not at individual properties. All forms single tour days. Contact: Shelley Roberts at of payment accepted. Fridaytour.groupreservations@vagarden- week.org. 12601 River Road, Advance ticket: $45 pp. www.vagarden- Richmond, VA 23238 week.org. Tickets available until 5 p.m. Tour headquarters: First Presbyterian April 24 at Ellwood Thompson’s, Fraiche, Church, 4602 Cary St. Rd., Richmond, www.tuckahoeplantation.com Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Greenhouse 23226. Tour information, tickets and facili- II, Libbie Market, The Shops at 5807, ties available at this location. TOURS SPECIAL EVENTS 804.774.1614 804.971.8329 176 Richmond: Westmoreland Place Richmond: Westmoreland Place 177 available at Great Shiplock Park located at is filled with a charming mixture of eclectic Lunches by Kitchenette are $15 pp. and the intersection of Pear and Dock Streets, furnishings, contemporary artwork and an served indoors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Richmond, 23223. antique mirror collection. Large and airy at First Presbyterian Church. rooms accentuated by high ceilings and Facilities: Available at First Presbyterian soft color schemes create a sense of calm, Complimentary and served from 11 a.m. Church. Portable toilets available at 4703 to 3:30 p.m. at 4703 Pocahontas Ave. while the numerous French doors and Pocahontas Ave. large windows in the sunroom reinforce a Tour Homes by Bike: Guided Bicycle Parking is available at First Pres- connection to nature. A prized Sally Mann Tour with box lunch in a private gar- byterian Church and also in the photograph is displayed above the living den are being offered by Basket & Bike. neighborhoods adjacent to tour properties room mantel along with paintings by Wolf Includes rental of bike and helmet. $85 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is a Kahn elsewhere in the room. Off the back pp. Tour on your own with bike rental walking tour. of the house are a stone terrace and sunk- only $25 pp. Weather permitting. Space is en swimming pool surrounded by a walled Historic Garden Week limited. For reservations & info, (804) Directions from the north: Take I-95 S. Take garden and mature plantings, providing is the nation’s oldest and largest 564-2568 or [email protected]. exit 79 for I-195 S/I-64 W toward Powhite privacy and a lush backdrop. An original Proceeds of rentals will benefit Historic Pkwy. Continue on I-195 S. Take exit to- garage was transformed into a pool house. statewide house & garden tour. Garden Week. ward VA-147/Cary St./Grove Ave. and fol- Nearby, a bronze sculpture of the couple’s Featuring 29 different tours low signs to Cary St. Rd. Take a right on two children is positioned under one of the A Guided Walking Tour of the Low Cary St. Rd. First Presbyterian Church will large Linden trees. Background foliage is on 8 consecutive days. Each Line Gardens. Meet at the Kiosk at be on the right. interspersed with gardenias, azaleas, Solo- year is unique, making it an Great Shiplock Park (near parking area) at mon’s seal, and hydrangeas. Achieved by anticipated springtime ritual 3 p.m. This horticultural restoration of ap- From the south: Take I-95 N. Take exit both the variety and scale of plantings, proximately 3 acres of land between the 74A VA-195 W/Downtown/Expy. for 3.2 the effect in this garden landscape is one for visitors worldwide. James River and Kanawha Canal and Dock mi. Keep right to I-195 N toward I-64/I-95 of warmth, charm and sophistication. Street is an urban oasis that serves as a ri- Charlottesville/Washington. Note: this is a Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Cain Jr., owners. parian buffer for the James River water- toll road. Take the Floyd Ave./Cary St. exit shed. It includes 88 native trees, 950 native toward VA-147/Cary St. Turn right onto shrubs and 15,000 perennials and orna- N. Thompson St. to Cary St. Take right 4711 Pocahontas Avenue mental grasses. This innovative project is onto W Cary St. Follow directions as out- Designed by architectural firm No- the work of Capital Trees, whose mission lined above. is the advocacy for a powerful connection land & Baskervill in 1913, this between people and nature. Parking is From the east: Take I-64 W toward Rich- Mediterranean Italianate home is noted for mond. Take exit 79 I-195 S/I-64 W toward its grand proportions. The sweeping tree- Powhite Pkwy/Charlottesville. Merge onto lined front lawn marked by five willow oak I-195 S via exit 186 on the left toward Pow- trees leads to the stucco home accented hite Pkwy. Take I-195 S to exit VA-147 with heavy ornamental brackets and a ter- Cary St. Rd./Grove Ave. and follow signs ra cotta tile roof. An oversized front en- to Cary St. Rd. Take a right on Cary St. Rd. trance surrounded by lead-cased windows and First Presbyterian Church will be on the leads into the main foyer where a show- the right. piece piano-curved staircase is embellished with original intricate wooden scrollwork From the west: Take I-64 E. Take exit 186 imitating a formal Italian garden. The for I-195 S/Laburnum Ave. toward Powhite original formal rooms feature French, Ital- Pkwy. Continue on I-195 S to exit toward ian and English architectural styles and are Proud Sponsor VA-147/Cary St./Grove Ave. and follow designed with a mix of antique family heir- signs to Cary St. Rd. Follow directions as looms and modern furniture to accommo- of Historic outlined above. date a young family. Colorful artwork by local artists and an extensive mirror collec- Garden Week tion grace the walls. Of special note are the heart pine parquet floors and raised plaster moldings throughout the home, as well as Ticket includes admission to the following 6 properties: seven fireplaces, two of which have hand carved marble mantels and surrounds that (804) 780-2000 were created in the 1800s and purchased in investdavenport.com Italy. Renovated in 2013, the updated Davenport & Company LLC 4701 Rolfe Road kitchen completely modernizes the home. Member: NYSE | FINRA | SIPC Original design elements were incorporat- Built in 1922 this Mediterranean style stuc- ed, creating a large and functional light- co home is flanked by two mature Deodar filled space. The loggia on the back of the cedar trees and surrounded by a wrought home leads to a travertine patio and a gar- iron fence that mirrors the style of the home. den featuring an oversized chess set. Mr. The entrance hall stretches to the back of the and Mrs. Jim Bonbright, owners. home and features a grand staircase, pan- eled walls and plaster moldings. The home 178 Richmond: Westmoreland Place Richmond: Westmoreland Place 179 205 Virginia Avenue 4712 Rolfe Road One of the first homes built in West- Built in 1939, this brick Georgian reflects a moreland Place, this Dutch Colonial marriage of traditional elements with chic was designed by Marcellus E. Wright in simplicity. The spacious entry hall contains 1920. Constructed with terracotta tiles, it a distinctive honed limestone floor and features dash stucco, two front doors, three exceptional millwork. The formal dining corner fireplaces, oversized doors and a room, visible from the entrance foyer, con- stately side porch that is used year round. It tains an antique Venetian glass chandelier underwent a complete overhaul in 1997, yet and a pair of English knife boxes that rest retains its original character, exuding both atop a vintage sideboard. Three floor-to- Southern graciousness and Old World ceiling windows at the rear bathe the room charm. In 2006 the garage was transformed in light and offer views of the garden. A into a family room. Antiques passed down deep bay window in the front is balanced through the family include an English 18th with French doors and flanking floor-to- century mahogany Georgian sideboard with ceiling windows at the back.