Saunders House
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Founder's Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University (Saunders House)
1883–1885. 827 W. Franklin St.
Nominally Second Empire in style, this house has a complex facade that also incorporates Gothic Revival elements. Note the three dissimilar dormers in the mansard roof and the cast iron porch.
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