| Property Type: |
bed and breakfast - inn |
| Number of bedrooms:
3 |
Number of bathrooms:
5 |
Number of floors:
3 |
Sleeps:
6 |
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| Pets -
No |
Smoking -
No |
Wheelchair accessible -
No |
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| Property description: |
Grace Manor Inn is conveniently located on the corner of North Meadows and West Grace Street, in Richmond’s Historic Monument District. It is walking distance from many restaurants, cafes, pubs, and coffee bars. The Manor is just a short drive from the Boutiques of Carytown and the 7 Museums on the Boulevard. The Capitol area, the Richmond Braves’ Baseball Stadium, VCU, the Univeristy of Richmond, and the Greater Richmond Convention Center are all within five miles of the inn. For the theater lover, the Landmark Theater, the Richmond Symphony and the Virginia Opera are also only a short drive away.
Grace Manor Inn has 3 large guest suites with private baths, a business center, a formal dining room, a sunroom, and three formal parlours. Each of the parlours is filled with such amenities as tiffany chandeliers, stained glass windows, crystal chandeliers, and ornate plaster ceiling reliefs and moldings.
In 1996 Grace Manor was awarded a Certificate for Historic Preservation by the United States Department of Interior and is on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. |
| Property amenities: |
| Furnishings/Luxuries: |
Air Conditioning, Balcony, Fireplace, Heating, Housekeeper, Linens Provided, Patio, Porch/Lanai, Wood Floors |
| Appliances: |
Hair Dryer, Iron, Ironing Board |
| Electronics: |
Alarm Clock, Cable TV, Computer, Copy Machine, Fax Machine, Internet Access, Telephone, TV, VCR |
| Recreation/Activities: |
Historic Area Nearby, Restaurant Nearby, Shopping |
| Transportation: |
Reserved Parking |
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| Rates: |
150.00 - 175.00 USD/day
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| Additional information: |
Grace Manor was built in 1910 by William Zimmermann as a 50th wedding anniversary gift to his wife Louise. The workmanship, detailing and materials throughout the house reflect the fashionable lifestyle enjoyed in the West Grace Street and Monument Avenue neighborhoods at the turn of the century.
Grace Manor, reflecting the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, is representative of the high-style residences developed around Monument Avenue in historic Richmond, Virginia. The workmanship, detailing, and materials on both the interior and exterior are unusually fine and include: Georgian columns across the two story entrance, a formal center foyer with three formal receiving rooms and floor-to-ceiling pocket doors, a dining room with Tiffany chandelier, a butler’s call hall and a butler’s call bell system throughout the home, stained glass windows, carved wood doors, crystal chandeliers, ornate plaster ceiling reliefs and moldings, a solarium, a first generation electric refrigerator, intricately carved fireplaces with hand-painted tiles, third floor masonry balconies, claw-foot tubs, pedestal sinks, Georgia heart of pine flooring and many other features.
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| Location: |
| Address: |
1853 W. Grace Street
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| Owner Information: |
| Address: |
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| Name: |
Grace Manor Inn |
| Phone number: |
(804)353-4334 |
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