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Adamson House Built by Manchester
businessman Arthur Adamson in 1888. It is a wood frame, Queen Anne style house with a
stained-glass eyebrow dormer. It was stuccoed in 1909. It is at 2053 Buford Road in Bon
Air.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Bates-Powers House A two story
Queen Anne home, built in 1888 by Jacob Bates. It was Bon Air's first year-round home. It
has the original tin roof and yellow German siding. It is at 2128 Buford Road.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Bethel Baptist Church Completed in
1894, it was then the most elaborate
rural church in the county, having Gothic buttresses, fine exterior detailing, and
a rib-vaulted chancel.
Photographed Jun 22, 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Bon Air Christian Church At 2071
Buford Road. A wood frame chapel built in
1882. It was used by the Presbyterians until 1963.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Castlewood Built by Parke
Poindexter in 1819. A Federal period house, it features a formal five-part design and
molded plaster ceilings in the main rooms, two stairways to each adjacent wing and
beautiful carved mantels. It is currently the headquarters for the Chesterfield Historical
Society.
Photographed January 2000 and Contributed by George Seitz |
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Drewry's Bluff The Confederate
earthen fortification protected Richmond
from Naval assault.The 8-inch Columbiad pictured here helped repel Union
gunboats during the May 15, 1862, battle.
Photographed 9 Oct 2007 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Hazen House Built in 1885 by the
notable Reverend James K. Hazen. It is a Queen Anne Victorian with filigree decorative
gables, heart pine flooring and no fewer than 45 original stained-glass windows. It is at
2076 Buford Road in Bon Air.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Jurgen House A 1910 white-frame
Georgian house. J.F.B. Jurgen, a lumber merchant, had it built with oak floors and
transoms. It is at 2311 Buford Road in Bon Air.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |
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Moore Cottage The 1883 cottage is
perhaps the oldest house in Bon Air. Built by Confederate Captain James Blythe Moore, it
has a wide front porch and a spectacular three story staircase in the foyer. The four
fireplaces have the original slate mantles. It has ten foot ceilings and decorative hinges
and doorknobs. It is at 8614 Rockaway Road.
Photographed 20 Feb 2010 and Contributed by George Seitz. |