Sauer's Garden is a neighborhood in the
West End of
Richmond, Virginia
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. The neighborhood began development in the 1920s, and now contains about 300 homes.
History
The neighborhood was developed and named for
Conrad Frederick Sauer
Conrad Frederick Sauer (also known as Cuno F. Sauer; October 13, 1866 – November 23, 1927) was a German American pharmacist from Richmond, Virginia who founded the C.F. Sauer Company on October 13, 1887, his 21st birthday. He was also a real ...
, founder of the
C. F. Sauer Company.
Development of the neighborhood began in the 1920s, and was originally focused around a large garden property, which included a fountain, lake and an "artificial mountain". The garden later went into disrepair and was torn down in the 1980s.
Subdivisions
Sauer's Garden is divided into the follow subdivisions:
* Leonard Heights
* Monument Avenue Gardens
* Patterson Annex
References
Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia
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