Johnson Hall was built in 1915 as the Monroe Terrace Apartments, designed by Alfred C. Bossom in neo-Gothic style. Now used as a dormitory by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), it was excluded from the overlapping Monroe Park Historic District and the Western Franklin Street Historic District.
The building’s crown has been drastically simplified from the original, but Johnson Hall’s brickwork, balconies, and bay windows still make the high-rise visually interesting.
- Name: Johnson Hall
- Location: 801 West Franklin Street
- Year Completed: 1915
- Architect: Alfred C. Bossom
- Style: neo-Gothic
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Johnson Hall was built in 1915 as the Monroe Terrace Apartments, designed by Alfred C. Bossom in neo-Gothic style.
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Johnson Hall was built in 1915 as the Monroe Terrace Apartments, designed by Alfred C. Bossom in neo-Gothic style.
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Johnson Hall was built in 1915 as the Monroe Terrace Apartments, designed by Alfred C. Bossom in neo-Gothic style.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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