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Forty years ago, 916 W. Franklin
St. served as the first Student Center for VCU. Today,
it's known as the Millhiser House and houses offices for
several VCU programs including the office of
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The home was built between 1891–94 and
was designed by William M. Poindexter for Samson Hirsh.
The home was transferred to Hirsh's brother-in-law Gustavus Millhiser in 1894. Stories circulated that Millhiser had wanted the house for his girlfriend, an
Italian opera singer. It was thought that the unique
open balconies might remind her of her past theatre
performances. A secret tunnel beneath the house became
part of the house legend. The Millhiser House served
as the operations center for WJRB for many years and
later WVCW. The house was acquired by RPI (VCU) in 1964.
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1st FLOOR
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