Sauer's Gardens

Sauer's Garden is a neighborhood in the West End of Richmond, Virginia. The neighborhood began development in the 1920s, and now contains about 300 homes.[1]

Sauer's Garden
The Sauer's Vanilla sign.
The Sauer's Vanilla sign.
Coordinates: 37°30′55″N 77°24′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CityRichmond
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time)
ZIP code
23230
Area code804
ISO 3166 code1

History

The neighborhood was developed and named for Conrad Frederick Sauer, founder of the C. F. Sauer Company.

Development of the neighborhood began in the 1920s, and was originally focused around a large garden property, which included a fountain, lake and an "artificial mountain". The garden later went into disrepair and was torn down in the 1980s.[1]

Subdivisions

Sauer's Garden is divided into the follow subdivisions: [2]

  • Leonard Heights
  • Monument Avenue Gardens
  • Patterson Annex

References


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