William H. Grant House
The William H. Grant House, also known as Sheltering Arms Hospital, is a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1857, and is a large, three-story brick townhouse in the Italianate style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University building
- Description: historic house in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Grant House”
- Address: 1008 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Valentine and White House of the Confederacy.
The Valentine
Museum
Photo: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions.
The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond.
White House of the Confederacy
Museum
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. White House of the Confederacy is situated 560 feet southeast of William H. Grant House.
VCU Medical Center
Hospital
The VCU Medical Center, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, is the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU Medical Center is situated 660 feet south of William H. Grant House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
William H. Grant House
- Categories: house, building, and education
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.54196° or 37° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.43075° or 77° 25′ 51″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
8794GHR9+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 224601764OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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“William H. Grant House” goes by many names.
- French: “William H. Grant House”
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