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Discover how Maymont Mansion evolved from the private home of James and Sallie Dooley into the public museum visitors know today, on Thursday, September 10 at 5:30pm. 🕰️Led by a Maymont Museum Interpreter, this guided focus tour explores the Mansion’s transition from a private residence to a public institution. The Dooleys built Maymont as their home and lived there for nearly 30 years before leaving the property to the City of Richmond to become a public park and museum. 🏡
Through archival images, behind-the-scenes information and stories from Maymont’s history, guests will learn about the property’s earliest years as a museum beginning in 1926 and how its stewardship changed again when the nonprofit Maymont Foundation was formed in 1975 to care for and operate the 100-acre property and museum.
✅ Tour Details:
- One-hour (5:30pm-6:30pm) guided focus tour
- Meet the guide on the Maymont Mansion front porch
- Capacity is limited to 12 guests per tour
- Advance registration is highly recommended at https://bit.ly/9-10mansionfocustour
- The Hampton Street parking lot (1700 Hampton St) and Hampton Gate provide the easiest route to the Mansion
⚠️ Accessibility: Maymont Mansion is not wheelchair accessible. This behind-the-scenes tour gives you access to hidden spaces including narrow passageways, steep stairs and uneven floor surfaces. Please contact Maymont in advance with accessibility questions at [email protected].
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1700 Hampton St, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220
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