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A foremost example of the Italian Villa style, this Franklin Street mansion in downtown Richmond was built in 1858 for Bolling Haxall, a prosperous mill owner and president of the Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works. The architect is undocumented, but the builders were John and George Gibson. With its roof topped by a square cupola, and its front accented by some of the city’s most elaborate cast-iron railings, the Bolling Haxall House is a striking downtown landmark. The stately interior is highlighted by boldly molded woodwork, a spiral stair, and carved marble mantels. The Woman’s Club, founded in 1894 for the serious education of women, purchased the house in 1900 for its permanent headquarters, The club, along with the associated Bolling Haxall House Foundation, maintains the house as a community resource for a variety of cultural and educational programs. The club added an auditorium in 1915.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
