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Maymont is a 100-acre (0.156 sq mi) Victorian estate and public park in Richmond, Virginia. It contains Maymont Mansion, now a historic house museum , an arboretum , an Italian and Japanese garden , a carriage collection, native wildlife exhibits, a nature center, and a petting zoo .
Byrd Park, also known as William Byrd Park, is a public park located in Richmond, Virginia, United States, north of the James River and adjacent to Maymont.The 287-acre (1.16 km 2) park includes a mile-long trail with exercise stops, monuments, an amphitheatre, and three small lakes: Shields (sometimes spelled Sheilds), Swan, and Boat Lake.
website, 17 acres, operated by the City at Glencarlyn Park Maymont Park: Richmond: Richmond: Greater Richmond Region: 100 acre Victorian estate, park features a nature center dedicated to native Virginia wildlife, a historic house museum, arboretum, formal gardens, carriage collection and petting zoo Mill Mountain Discovery Center: Roanoke: Roanoke
Major Dooley left their home, Maymont, to the City of Richmond, to be used as a park and museum after Mrs. Dooley's death. Today, Maymont is a major Richmond attraction on the James River, with a museum, formal gardens, native wildlife exhibits, nature center, carriage collection, and children's farm and petting zoo.
Carillon is a neighborhood in the West End of Richmond that is situated in between Virginia State Routes 146 and 161. Adjacent to Maymont and Byrd Park, the middle-class neighborhood is home to the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater. Pump House Drive and Rugby Road are the arteries of the southern tier of the community, while Douglasdale Avenue and ...
Sallie May Dooley died in 1925 at the age of 79. At her death the estate passed to Major Dooley's sisters. Many pieces of the Swannanoa furniture were moved to Maymont upon the death of Sallie May. Her Swan furniture and bed are on display at Maymont in Richmond, Virginia. When the property was built it had state-of-the-art fixtures for the time.
December 13, 1978 (4305 Sulgrave Rd. 3: The Almshouse: The Almshouse: October 29, 1981 (210 Hospital St. 4: American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District
Pages in category "Parks in Richmond, Virginia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Maymont; Monroe Park; P. Powhite Park; R.