Glen Allen in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Forest Lodge Belvedere

Forest Lodge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 28, 2010

1. Forest Lodge Marker

Inscription. This Belvedere, meaning "beautiful view" was one of three Forest Lodge towers. Forest Lodge, constructed in the 1880s by Captain John Cussons, was a six-story hotel on 1000 acres in Glen Allen, west of the railroad tracks. Cussons created gardens, a hunting preserve, ponds stocked with fish, and a park populated with deer and peacocks. The resort boasted over 100 guestrooms, a grand ballroom, boating facilities and a theatre. Cussons envisioned the Lodge as a popular train stop between New York and Florida. The Lodge was demolished in 1992.

Erected 2010 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-29.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 37° 39.92′ N, 77° 30.154′ W. Marker is in Glen Allen, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of Mountain Road and Old Washington Highway, on the right when traveling west on Mountain Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Allen VA 23060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Forest Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); John Cussons (within shouting distance of this marker); Walkerton (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Glen Allen School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glen Allen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mountain Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Glen Allen Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Legion Post 244 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Allen.

Also see . . .
1. Brookland District Historic Sites - Forest Lodge Cupola. Henrico County Historical Society (Submitted on September 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Lost Architecture - Forest Lodge. Henrico County Historical Society (Submitted on September 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Mountain Rd & Old Washington Hwy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 28, 2010

2. Mountain Rd & Old Washington Hwy

Forest Lodge Cupola image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 28, 2010

3. Forest Lodge Cupola

This tower and columns are the last remaining architectural elements from the 1880s resort hotel built by John Cussons.

Forest Lodge image. Click for full size.

Library of Virginia

4. Forest Lodge

By 1932, half of Forest Lodge was torn down. What remained, shown here in the 1940s, was razed in 1992.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,581 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.