Forest Hill Terrace in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Forest Hill Park

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

1. Forest Hill Park Marker

Inscription. This 105-acre site was part of William Byrd III's vast 1700s holdings along the James River. In 1836, Holden Rhodes (1799-1857), noted jurist and early president of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company, purchased the property, named it Boscobel, and built what is now known as the Stone House. In 1890, the Richmond & Manchester Railway Company established a trolley terminus and an amusement park here called Forest Hill Park. The amusement structures were dismantled in 1932 and the city of Richmond acquired the land in 1934. Depression-era Federal Emergency Relief Act funds paid for renovations to the Stone House and the construction of cobblestone walkways, picnic shelters, and landscape elements.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 37° 31.069′ N, 77° 28.625′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Forest Hill Terrace. It is at the intersection of Forest Hill Avenue (Virginia Route 683) and West 41st Street on Forest Hill

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Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frederick William Sievers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Japanese Garden (approx. one mile away); Minna Dietrich Adams (approx. 1.1 miles away); River & Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away); Atlantic Coastline Railroad Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Estate (approx. 1.1 miles away); Maymont, Gilded Age Estate (approx. 1.1 miles away); James & Sallie Dooley (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . .
1. Forest Hill Park. Richmond Parks & Recreation (Submitted on November 12, 2021.)

2. Friends of Forest Hill Park. (Submitted on March 21, 2010.)
3. Forest Hill Park (Richmond, Virginia). Wikipedia (Submitted on November 12, 2021.)

4. Forest Hill Park. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on March 21, 2010.)

Forest Hill Ave & W 41st St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

2. Forest Hill Ave & W 41st St

The Old Stone House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

3. The Old Stone House

Virginia Historic Landmark plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 18, 2010

4. Virginia Historic Landmark plaque

This stone was once part of the James River canal. Marker donated by Friends of Forest Hill Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,474 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.