former living room, provide exhibit space. In addition to the museum, which is an affiliate of the International Confederation of Architectural Museums, Branch House accommodates the offices of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA) and the Virginia Center for Architecture (VCA); the editorial office of VSAIA's publication, Inform magazine; a museum shop; as well as the main legal offices of Dominion General Counsel. A rare book shop, Collectors Old Book Shop, operates on the second floor, having relocated with VSAIA and VCAF when they moved from Barret House in Richmond. Beulah Gould Branch's bedroom now serves as the official boardroom of VCA and VSAIA. Branch House's original chapel room remains undeveloped. In 2013, the museum received a $250,000 gift from the Elwood Fund, administered by the descendants of John Kerr and Beulah Gould Branch. In 2014, the museum dedicated one of the facility's galleries in honor of Zayde Branch Rennolds and in recognition of the 2013 Elwood Fund gift. See also Kobe City Museum of Literature, funded by John Kerr and Beulah Gould Branch References Further reading Christopher V. Novelli. The Branch House: prepared for the Virginia Foundation for Architecture. [Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Foundation for Architecture, 2003]. External links Virginia Center for Architecture Houses in Richmond, Virginia John Russell Pope buildings Houses completed in 1919 Architectural education Architecture museums in the United States Museums in Richmond, Virginia Historic house museums in Virginia Museums established in 2005 Tudor Revival architecture in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia 2005 establishments in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia Historic district contributing properties in Virginia Homes of American writers Gilded Age mansions