Construction
Information about construction in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1909-02-09, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Chamber of Commerce endorses Chimborazo Park Weather Bureau site, and will ask City Council to go ahead with it
1909-02-16, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Council finally votes, after some drama, to give the Weather Bureau the “knoll at the entrance of [Chimborazo] park.” Had been a movement to grant them a site “at the brow of the hill” instead
1909-03-11, Richmond Times-Dispatch; more Chimborazo Weather Bureau controversy. People in the vicinity of the park still fighting to prevent the erection of the station
1909-03-13, Richmond Times-Dispatch; editorial urging the Aldermen who oppose the Chimborazo Weather Bureau building to drop their opposition and allow it to go forward. Says their argument is “that it is an unwise policy to place any public building in a
1909-12-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Seabrook’s Warehouse (GH#9) is condemned and the city is taking bids to remove the bricks/other materials – at Chimborazo Park “the toolhouse will be placed where the old refreshment house now stands”
1910-01-27, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Weather Bureau to move into new building at Chimborazo February 1
1911-01-07, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Church Hill citizens advocate for the purchase of the Van Lew property so that a new school can be built to ease overcrowding in Bellevue and Madison schools
1911-07-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; details on the new schools to be built – Van Lew property has been condemned to clear title, and the city will buy it for $25,000 to erect the new Bellevue School
1911-08-07, Richmond Times-Dispatch; City Council planning a “white school to take the place of old Bellevue, to be erected on the Van Lew property” as soon as legalities can be ironed out
1911-08-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; city condemns and acquires the Van Lew property – paid $25,000 to the owners

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