KentValentine House
You are here
Garden Club of Virginia (KentValentine 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
-
Garden Club of Virginia (Kent-Valentine House) (Virginia Division of Historic Resources)
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
Writing Credits
If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.
SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.