Ginter House

Ginter House is the historic former residence of Lewis Ginter in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1892, it is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University and is home to the provost's office.

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Type: University building
Description: Home of Major Lewis Ginter (April 24, 1824 – October 1, 1897)
Address: 901 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and Altria Theater.

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Church

Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia, is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Richmond. The property is located along North Laurel Street at 823 Cathedral Place, facing Monroe Park, one block north of Main Street. Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is situated 570 feet south of Ginter House.

Altria Theater

Theater building

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The Altria Theater, sometimes referred to as "the Mosque," in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, and is the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Altria Theater is situated 1,000 feet south of Ginter House.

Scott House

University building

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Scott House, also known as Frederic W. Scott House and Scott-Bocock House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia and is owned by Virginia Commonwealth University as the university's alumni house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe Ward and Jackson Ward.

Monroe Ward

Neighborhood

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Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

The Fan

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.

Ginter House

Categories: house, building, and education
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.54901° or 37° 32′ 56″ north

Longitude

-77.45281° or 77° 27′ 10″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Operator

Virginia Commonwealth University

Open location code

8794GGXW+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 229722573

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q16994132

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In Other Languages

“Ginter House” goes by many names.

French: “Ginter House”

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