Think of historic Bon Air as a Victorian summer resort that you can still visit. More than 130 years ago, a group of businessmen bought the 407-acre site and turned it into a summer resort. It proved to be hugely successful. Today, 25 houses built between 1880 and 1890 still stand in the historic district, which is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. But the Bon Air section of South Richmond expanded with homes built after the end of World War II, and the neighborhood offers a wide range of sizes, styles and prices.
