Garden Club of Virginia (KentValentine House)

Garden Club of Virginia (KentValentine House)

Garden Club of Virginia (Kent-Valentine House) Virginia Division of Historic Resources

Garden Club of Virginia (Kent-Valentine House)

1845, Isaiah Rogers. 1910, renovation, Noland and Baskervill. Later renovations and restoration. 1998, interior renovation, C. Dudley Brown. 12 E. Franklin St. Open to the public

This once-narrow stucco-covered brick town house was widened and reworked in the Colonial Revival style in 1910 to become an imposing presence on Franklin Street. Essentially, Noland and Baskervill doubled Rogers's original design and added a giant portico with four Ionic columns to the front. The original house had an iron veranda, which has been incorporated as railings in the new structure. A rear carriage house, converted to offices, sits like a folly on the beautifully maintained grounds. The interior combines Greek Revival and Beaux-Arts decoration. The Garden Club of Virginia, a major presence in the restoration of Virginia gardens, is slowly restoring the interior.

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