Maymont is a 100-acre (0.156 sq mi) Victorian estate and public park in Richmond, Virginia. It contains Maymont Mansion, now a historic house museum, an arboretum, formal gardens, a carriage collection, native wildlife exhibits, a nature center, and Children’s Farm.
In 1893, James H. Dooley, a wealthy Richmond lawyer and philanthropist, and his wife, Sallie, completed their elaborate Gilded Age estate on a site above the James River. According to their wishes, Maymont was left to the people of Richmond after their deaths. Over the next 75 years, additional attractions were added.
Gardens
The Japanese Garden at Maymont is well-tended, featuring a koi pond and a large waterfall. The Japanese Garden has a torii arch, rock gardens, and various red maples. It is a blend of two different periods and a mixture of many styles of gardens. In 1911, a section of the Kanawha Canal was bought to be a part of the garden. Some say they hired a master Japanese gardener named Muto, who had designed other gardens along the East Coast. Bed Bug Exterminator Richmond
Years following Mrs. Dooley’s passing, the Japanese garden increasingly lost its magnificence and design. However, the garden still has its stonework and winding watercourse that leads to its large pond. After realizing the decline of the quality of the garden, Earth Design renovated it in 1978. The new design of the Japanese is considered a “stroll garden,” which offers guests at Maymont the to see how the changing impact of nature on the grounds.
The Italian Garden is created by Noland and Baskervill of Richmond, Featuring a pergola, fountains, urns, and roses. The garden creators modeled their design after the 15th and 16th-century Italian classical style. The garden is laid on many levels, facing the south, which once overlooked the James River. The design of the Cascade and the Fountain Court is patterned like the Villa Torlonia near Rome. The Italian Garden was completed in 1910 when the Petersburg granite stonework was laid down.
Fauna
In addition to the farm animals it keeps in the Children’s Farm, Maymont is the permanent home of several animals that are native to the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, many have been injured and cannot live in the wild. These animals include bald eagles, bobcats, black bears, and foxes. Visitors can also see white-tailed deer, elk, and American bison. A nature center is also on the grounds, exhibiting many aquatic animals in and around Virginia, such as otters, alligators, and sharks. Throughout the park, Canadian geese, American snapping turtles, numerous species of snakes, and American bullfrogs can be found wild.
Address: 1700 Hampton St, Richmond, VA
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