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Title |
Cherry Hill |
Description |
A black and white photograph of "Cherry Hill", the former mansion of Edgar M. Funkhouser, located on a five-acre tract at 301 23rd Street in Roanoke, Virginia. "Cherry Hill" was designed by the New York architect, A. J. Bodker. The large Georgian home was completed in 1925, and was constructed of brick with steel beams. It had teak floors and a swirling staircase. In 1965, Anne Funkhouser Francis (Mrs. W. Nelson Francis) donated her family mansion to the Junior League and the Fine Arts Center. See the related newspaper article in Object ID 2007.54.61. The following narrative was taken from the website of the Taubman Museum of Art, http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/TM_about.html: "In 1951, the Roanoke Fine Arts Center was incorporated as an independent organization. Anne Funkhouser Francis contributed her family estate, Cherry Hill, located in South Roanoke, to the Fine Arts Center in 1965. The Center received its full accreditation by the American Association of Museums in 1977 and, in acknowledgement of its high standards and successes, was reaccredited in 1986 and 1999. In 1980, the name was changed to the Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts. In 1983, the Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts moved from Cherry Hill to Center in the Square. The new location transformed the Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts into a vibrant community institution and redirected its mission. Recognizing the need to geographically expand the Roanoke Museum of Fine Art’s services and outreach programs, the Board of Trustees renamed the institution the Art Museum of Western Virginia in 1992. In 1993, the Art Museum inaugurated a children’s interactive gallery and art center, Art Venture. Today, the Art Museum continues to change and grow as the needs of the community are identified." |
Object ID |
1998.24.079.3 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Subjects |
Houses Exteriors Columns Windows Iron work Railings Chairs Light fixtures Roofs Roofing tiles Chimneys Architectural details Brickwork Hedges (Plants) |
Search Terms |
Cherry Hill Roanoke, Virginia Junior League Roanoke Fine Arts Center |
People |
Funkhouser, Edgar M. |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
103\1998240793.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |