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Mooreland

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1919, Henry Baskervill. 8901 Brennan Rd. (east on River Rd., right on South Mooreland Rd., .7 mile to Brennan Rd.)

The imposing Mediterranean Villa style house, behind a stucco wall and complete with red clay pantile roof, was designed by Richmond architect Henry Baskervill for Thomas L. Moore. The Moores operated a dairy farm, some of which was intact until the 1980s. With an imposing central tower, the tripartite fifteen-bay house is one of the largest mansions built in Richmond's western suburbs. The white, stucco-covered Mediterranean-inspired house contrasts sharply with the predominant Angloinfluenced brick buildings of the area.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Mooreland", [Richmond, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-RI364.

Print Source

Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont, Richard Guy Wilson and contributors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, 292-292.

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