Agecroft Hall brings 15th-century England to the Richmond Region.

Historic Homes & Gardens

With four distinct seasons,  Virginia's Richmond Region offers gorgeous gardens year-round. Enjoy a day of quiet garden walks and tour of some of the Region's most beautiful and architecturally-unique homes.

Agecroft Hall - This 15th-century Tudor-style home was rebuilt on the banks of the James River after being rescued from destruction in England in 1925. Designed by landscape architect Charles Gillette, the grounds and gardens reflect the beautiful style of England's Tudor and early Stuart periods.

Virginia House - This 12th-century house was transported from England to Richmond in 1925, redesigned and rebuilt with gardens designed by Charles Gillette.

Maymont - Explore this magnificent, fully-restored late 19th-century estate, the former home of railroad magnate James Dooley and his wife, Sallie, and 100 acres of exquisite gardens and landscapes. Upon their deaths, the Dooleys left Maymont to the city of Richmond to turn it into a park. Maymont also features a carriage collection, children's farm, nature center and native Virginia wildlife exhibits.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - Explore more than 40 acres of gardens including one of the largest and most diverse perennial gardens on the East Coast, a daffodil and daylily collection and a wetland environment with water irises and lotuses. The garden also has the only classical, domed conservatory open to the public in the mid-Atlantic region. The conservatory, which allows year-round garden exploration, houses exotic and unusual plants, including orchids and palm trees, from subtropical and tropical regions of the world. The garden is named for Richmond businessman Lewis Ginter, whose niece, an avid gardener, purchased the property following his death and stipulated the foundation of a botanical garden in her uncle's honor upon her death.

Executive Mansion - Tour the oldest continuously occupied governor's residence in the country, and enjoy gorgeous gardens maintained by the Garden Club of Virginia. While you're there, explore the Capitol Square grounds and monuments. Although the Capitol building is closed for renovations through 2006, visitors can view Capitol exhibits in the on-site visitor contact station. Beginning in 2007, explore the newly renovated Capitol building and a new state-of-the-art visitor center.

Magnolia Grange - Located within the Chesterfield Museum Complex, Magnolia Grange is an 1822 Federal-style plantation house noted for its distinctive architecture. A Virginia Historic Landmark and part of the National Register of Historic Places, Magnolia Grange contains elaborate ceiling medallions, sophisticated carvings on mantels, doorways and window frames, scenic wallpaper, period carpeting and authentic furnishings.