Partner Grace Arents
Queer Places:
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave, Richmond, VA 23228
Riverview Cemetery, 1401 S Randolph St, Richmond, VA 23220
Grace Arents lived at
Bloemendaal House with her close companion Mary Garland Smith (July 20,
1868 – June 14, 1968), who was a teacher at St. Andrew's School. In
Arents' will, she bequeathed one-third of her fortune to Smith and
allowed Smith to live out her years at Bloemendaal. Arents' will also
provided that after Smith's death, the property would transfer to the
City of Richmond to be used as a formal, public garden named after
Lewis Ginter.
Mary Garland Smith was born in Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia and died in Richmond City, Virginia. She is buried at Riverview Cemetery Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia.
References:
 Lesbian and Gay Richmond (Images of America: Virginia) Illustrated Edition by Beth Marschak and Alex Lorch |
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