Eclectic, quirky, and sometimes edgy…this is how things look from my front porch.




Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Isn't This Where Jane Eyre Lived with Mr. Rochester?

No, this is actually "Virginia House"in Richmond  owned by the Virginia Historical Society.  We love to explore off beaten paths and found this beauty after lunching in Richmond's Carytown section, the closest thing to New York's Greenwich Village that I can find in the area.

This building was purchased in England and shipped, in part, to Virginia to be re-assembled. Originally a priory which was dissolved when Henry VIII declared himself head of the Church of England.  Henry being, of course, the Christlike model of moral rectitude for which we all know him - NOT.  The priory was originally built in 1100.  Fancy that being here in the United States!
Virginia House

Financier J. P. Morgan did the same thing when he bought a medieval cloister and re-assembled it at the northern tip of New York City, establishing The Cloisters, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  BTW I refer to him as "financier" because "noted rich guy" sounds common. The Cloisters is one of my favorite spots in the City.
The Cloisters