Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Joseph Bryan Park
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009
1. Joseph Bryan Park Marker
Inscription.
Joseph Bryan Park. . Before becoming a park, this property was part of the Young family's Westbrook estate in the 1700s and later Rosewood, home of the Mordecai family. It was a gathering place for participants in Gabriel's Rebellion in 1800. During the Civil War, Confederate troops camped here. Belle Stewart Bryan purchased this site in 1909 and donated it to the city of Richmond in memory of her husband, Richmond Times publisher Joseph Bryan. The park was designed in the English Naturalistic landscape tradition. It became an auto camp in the 1920s. Federal relief programs in the 1930s resulted in further improvements. In 1952, the city's Parks Superintendent of Grounds and Structures Robert Harvey developed the 17-acre azalea garden, which became a popular tourist attraction.
Before becoming a park, this property was part of the Young family's Westbrook estate in the 1700s and later Rosewood, home of the Mordecai family. It was a gathering place for participants in Gabriel's Rebellion in 1800. During the Civil War, Confederate troops camped here. Belle Stewart Bryan purchased this site in 1909 and donated it to the city of Richmond in memory of her husband, Richmond Times publisher Joseph Bryan. The park was designed in the English Naturalistic landscape tradition. It became an auto camp in the 1920s. Federal relief programs in the 1930s resulted in further improvements. In 1952, the city's Parks Superintendent of Grounds and Structures Robert Harvey developed the 17-acre azalea garden, which became a popular tourist attraction.
Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-57.)
W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker is on Hermitage Road (Virginia Route 161) 0.1 miles south of Bryan Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4308 Hermitage Road, Richmond VA 23227, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Friends of Bryan Park. (Submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009
2. Hermitage Road (facing south)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009
3. Joseph Bryan Park Gate
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,116 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.