On the same street with Agecroft Hall is another manor house transported from England. Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929. Alexander and Virginia Weddell's home, situated on a hillside overlooking the historic James River in Richmond, Virginia, was constructed from the materials of a sixteenth century English manor house. Although Virginia House was a blend of three romantic English Tudor designs, it was for its time a thoroughly modern home complete with seven full baths, central heat, modern kitchen, and commodious closets. The Weddells were killed in a train crash in 1948 and Virginia House is now under the care of The Virginia Historical Society and open for tours by appointment. I like the patina of vintage charm in this antique processing.
