promenaded up and down the paths, enjoying the music. Governor Wise and others opened the mansion to friends on such occasions. This is the landscape that prevailed until the two wings were added to the Capitol in 1904.


LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA PHOTO BY MICHAELE WHITE, GOVERNOR’S OFFICE


This picture of Little Sorrel, Stonewall Jackson’s horse, was taken at the mansion stables. The lower photo of the same spot shows the changes of the past 150 years: the louvered shutters are gone, the ground has been paved with brick, and the building functions as a garage and office space.


Richmonders took advantage of their central park. A fine day would see couples strolling along the flowered walkways, nannies pushing baby carriages, and children darting through the trees. Benches provided places to rest. Prison trusties raked leaves, weeded flowerbeds, and occasionally fed the squirrels. By unwritten rule, the park was reserved for whites only. African Americans entering the square were promptly warned away by guards. First ladies often took the lead in designing the garden space around the mansion. Grace Phillips Pollard, who died in the spring of 1932 while her husband was in office, spent her final days planning an evergreen garden on the south side of the mansion. Her husband had it finished according to her diagrams. The azaleas, cedars, and boxwoods made a fitting memorial to a woman who left a legacy of dogwoods along state roads.


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