The Almshouse (Richmond, Virginia)

The Almshouse, also known as the Richmond Nursing Home, is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The complex includes the Main Building, a ca. 1950 one-story Administration Building, the West Building and the Garage. The Main Building was built in 1860–61, and is an Italianate style brick building consisting of three symmetrically spaced pavilions linked by hyphens. Each pavilion is three stories tall, three bays wide, and rises above a raised full-story basement. The main portion of the West Building was built in 1908. It consists of three symmetrically spaced pavilions linked by hyphens. Each pavilion is two stories tall, three bays wide, and rises above a raised full-story basement. The West Building housed a charity hospital for African-American resid

The Almshouse (Richmond, Virginia)

The Almshouse, also known as the Richmond Nursing Home, is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The complex includes the Main Building, a ca. 1950 one-story Administration Building, the West Building and the Garage. The Main Building was built in 1860–61, and is an Italianate style brick building consisting of three symmetrically spaced pavilions linked by hyphens. Each pavilion is three stories tall, three bays wide, and rises above a raised full-story basement. The main portion of the West Building was built in 1908. It consists of three symmetrically spaced pavilions linked by hyphens. Each pavilion is two stories tall, three bays wide, and rises above a raised full-story basement. The West Building housed a charity hospital for African-American resid