The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
.RiChn1ond'S Famous
Avenue Has Not Had y
..a LaurelS PIuCked.
MONUMENT AVENUE
is a CLOSE RIVAL
The Two to Be Loveliest est
Thoroughfarcs Of All the
South-Handsome Resi-
dcnces Wallin These
Streets for More
Than Mile.

1 'Old Franklin street hasn't gore any
i where, SO said d prominent citizen tho
other dny when party Of gentlemen were.
discussing the beauties Of Lee District
ana the Wcst End rs places OF residence.
Truly he was right; old FRANKLIN street
i is right there, and y prctticr residence
street is no where 10 be found ~ az '''s' =
beautiful country. Reference ts hcrc
made especially 10 West Franklin.
Bceinning at Fotshec Street, and Will
I tic handsome residence Of Mr.. John y.
Branch, Hho wants to look upon q loYicf
block than from there to Adams Street
The beautiful residences OF both sidcs al q
ways attract the attention Of visitors ahd aug
everybody, bc they visitors or home folks,
viii stop Il, moment to look at the itlas
n,ficent Second Baptist Church, latcly
completed, at the corner OF Adhnls ..u& .l'.u
Franklin. Then from Adams 10 Jclle, Jclll'I,
son come the magnificent Sards ahu ts' its.' q
dcnccs or General Archer Anderson, Jitlitns tla
y B. Pace, Thomas Atkinson ana =, -. -.
i.yo,snnd the whole beautiful prospect
Is rmndly SC off by2tie palatial .Jcls Jcl
.on Hotel, Which Is lsthlng OF ocau.y'
.nd becoming more so every day as inc
work proceeds on the new and lal s"l sti
Jefferson. !, X I a
5.s 7,rhe len residences from Jefferson ~
Madison are as handsome as i,ainison.s an ,s...
can be, as are also the tWents-oiHc ,TS ,,,.s;'
tnan, Madison 10 Monroe. IN addition
"a these tho All Saints Epscopai ChuIen
e@ in this block is an architectural behu,y bu
9s5 maj / always attracts the attention o. tlic W
stranger within the gates, From MOI.
roe 10 Henry the twelve lovcly hoi',ss i,s;,
are not at all injured In appeara nce ~ :,
The splendid building ana I,aW,, h onn- esss
Commonwealth Club. Quite H tlt '1 SOL COZ
,rary from Henry TO Belvidero are iour OUT,
gS t,rn homes IT hat are ms llHndscnle eY hIid
81 as comfortable lis homes need io !, ", ",
among thcrnSthc rcsidcnccs. Of air.s .sDe.t .,,
8 6. Leigh Major James y. Pattoh, AZ; AZ; a. =
y. Langhorne ISAAC l'lrSnpn.ae
r.. Harris. Then from Belyidere 70 - -, =
rel one side IS taken up with the beauti-
m Monroe Park and tic otner s!de WIN
narnificcnt residences, the most OF them
new and strictly modern and thc rark rrk
place Methodist Episcopal Church.
Blocks of Handsome Residences.
l'ro,r Laurel to shafer and on to iihr-
rison Street the visitor will behold NO
as lovely blocks OF residences as aIt
among them the Ginter home, now owned
and occupied by Atiss Arents: the homes
,r Ashton Starke c. Willlams T. W.
pcmberton. j. j. Montague, ". S. Forbes.
Warner Moore, r. *. and j. $. Parrish.
n s. D. Crensnaw and others, IN tne
last named block the Chcsteri,ed .e aiul
mont house looms up IN all Of it's beauty
and grandeur. Between Harrison and
Lombardy the stranger will not only
notice nice homes but lie can stop a"hi!e
& 10 admire the Beth Ahaba synagogue
and the beautiful grounds ana numerous
4 buildings, of Richmond College III !.
And right here Franklin passes out OF
existence for Il brief while and the
stranger comes to Monument Avenue. q
new ana beautiful thoroughfarc ina I
many Richmond people are not very wen
acd,iaintcd with. Tho Lee monument,
.hc stuart monument, now being put up,
and tho Davis monument that Is 10 ne
will forever make this avenue famous
nvcn II 1t did not have other beauty 10
commend 1t 10 the aesthetic. From Lonl-
bardy to Allison street. the Avenue Is
40 feet wide ana the people owning me
land from Allison on 70 the Bouicvard y,
have already consented TO donate 10 the
city a suffIcicncyls of their lot frontage
4 q make The balance OF The avenue OF
Southern fame 13O feet WIDE The
whole distance will then have n SPACIOUS
park or grass in the centre. and. accorl-
s. ing to tho suggestion made In last sun
days Timcs-Dispntch this continuous
park will some day be dotted with bronze
statutes OF famous mon nnd famous wo-
men. too, OF the South. Then. indeed.
will tlils part Of grand old Franklin
street he q beauty tlat Will tract the
stranger and always delight tie Rlc'-
niondcr.
Beautiful New Homes.
Among The handsome homes recently
4 erected along The avcn,e or are nov ~
tho course Of construction may DO men,
IA tlnnrd those OF Edgar u. Taylor Mrs.