INTERIORS
Fresh Take
on Monument Avenue
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Built in 1907 and known locally as the Williamson Talley House, this Monument
Avenue stunner was designed by Claude Knox Howell. It has all of the elements
of a Colonial Revival with a few modern twists that serve today’s owners well.
Like many of Richmond’s “big houses,” the home was once divided into six apart-
ments. The house has been painstakingly restored to a single-family residence, and
many features lost when it was subdivided have been recreated and reinstalled.
The current owners have lived in the property for approximately five years. They
worked with interior designer Janie Molster who is known for her masterful use
of color and passion for antiques.
It took one year to transform the more than 6,000-square-foot space which encom-
passes six bedrooms, three and a half baths, and 10 fireplaces.
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Gordon Gregory
INTERIOR DESIGN BY Janie Molster
SPRING 2020
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