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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a 50 acres (200,000 m 2), botanical garden in Henrico County, just outside of Richmond, Virginia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It features over a dozen themed gardens, a conservatory, a library, and a café.
The city of Richmond took possession of the property, but it languished. Later, the property and its gardens were rescued by botanists, horticulturists and passionate citizens, who formed the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Inc. [3] Now, the Bloemendaal House is part of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. [4]
Lewis Ginter (April 4, 1824 – October 2, 1897) was a prominent businessman, financier, military officer, real estate developer, and philanthropist centered in Richmond, Virginia. A native of New York City , Ginter accumulated a considerable fortune throughout his numerous business ventures and became one of Richmond's wealthiest citizens ...
His first Italian, first Columbus restaurant. Guy Fieri's Trattoria is the latest of 18 concepts and nearly 100 restaurants bearing the celebrity chef's name.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Virginia is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Virginia [1] [2] [3] Name Image
Ginter House is the historic former residence of Lewis Ginter in Richmond, Virginia. [1] Built in 1892, it is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and is home to the provost's office. It was used as Richmond's first public library from 1925 until 1930, was used as part of a school, and was the main administrative building on the ...
Ginter Park is a suburban neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia built on land owned and developed by Lewis Ginter. The neighborhood's first well known resident was newspaperman Joseph Bryan, who lived in Laburnum, first built in 1883 and later rebuilt. [ 3 ]
The city's North Side includes the campuses of Virginia Union University and Union Presbyterian Seminary, as well as regional attractions such as the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Bryan Park, Richmond Raceway, and the Richmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak train station.