VIRGINIA'S GILDED AGE TREASURE

The following is from the Maymont Foundation. 
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During the Gilded Age millionaires demonstrated their prosperity through their elaborate homes. Richmond born financier James Dooley was among this new class in American society. His home Maymont stands today as  a  remarkably complete expression of Gilded Age luxury and opulence. The Dooley's purchased the 100-acre rough pasture and field in 1886. The Romanesque-style mansion was completed 1893. Major Dooley died in 1912, and upon Mrs. Dooley's death in 1925, Maymont was bequeathed to the City of Richmond. There were no heirs.