Grace Evelyn Arents (1848 - 1926) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Grace Evelyn Arents

Birth:	1848 New York New York County New York, USA
Death:	Jun. 20, 1926 Lakeside Henrico County Virginia, USA
Philanthropist. She was the niece of wealthy tobacco manufacturer and developer Lewis Ginter and inherited much of his fortune. She personally financed construction of Richmond's Saint Andrew's Church in 1903 and the first free-circulating library in Richmond in 1899. She financed the tuition-free Saint Andrew's school in 1901 and built the first subsidized housing units in Richmond. Her obituary in the Richmond "News Leader" stated that it would be impossible to list all of the "libraries, recreational centers, schools, churches, hospitals, and similar institutions" that she had funded. Her home, Bloemendaal, would eventually become the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. A fiercely private woman, she refused to be photographed or have her portrait painted, and seldom appeared in public. (bio by: Garver Graver) Search Amazon for Grace Arents

Burial: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Garver Graver Record added: Dec 16, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 7014698