Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Virginia - Richmond County
Richmond County Virginia (Page 6) has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Virginia State Capitol, Virginia Washington Monument, Walker, Maggie Lena, House, National Historic Site, White House of the Confederacy and Virginia Mutual Building.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Richmond County historic places including Jefferson Davis, Maggie Lena Walker, Charles F. Gillette, Peyton Randolph, Douglas Southall Freeman and Earl Hencil Wicker.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richmond County places including Thomas Crawford, Louis Clerisseau, Thomas Jefferson, Randolph Rogers, Marion Johnson Dimmock, Baskervill & Son, William Munday Poindexter, Cram & Ferguson, John H. Coxhead and Duncan Lee. Prominent architectural styles found in Richmond Country are Colonial Revival, Greek Revival and Classical Revival.

Virginia House (added 1990 - #89001933)
4301 Sulgrave Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
Dr. Blofeld, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Virginia Mutual Building (added 1977 - #77001537)
Also known as Virginia Trust Co.
821 E. Main St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Crazyale, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bossom,Alfred Charles
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
archives document
Virginia State Capitol (added 1966 - #66000911)
Also known as Confederate Capitol, Capitol of Virginia; VDHR# 127-00021
Capitol Sq. , Richmond (Independent City)
Patrickneil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clerisseau,Louis, Jefferson,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Capitol
Virginia State Library (added 2005 - #05000867)
Also known as Patrick Henry Building, Old State Library;Executive Office Building
1111 E. Broad St. , Richmond
Gower, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baskervill & Son, Carneal, Johnson and Wright et al.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Library
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Virginia State Library--Oliver Hill Building (added 2008 - #08000542)
Also known as State Finance Building, VDHR File #127-6048
102 Governor St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Poindexter, William Munday, Dimmock, Marion Johnson
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Library
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Virginia Union University (added 1982 - #82004590)
1500 N. Lombardy St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Coxhead,John H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Black, Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
More Information:
archives document
Virginia War Memorial Carillon (added 1984 - #84000053)
Also known as The Carillon;VHLC File No. 127-387
1300 Blanton Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cram & Ferguson
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
archives document
Virginia Washington Monument (added 2004 - #03001421)
Also known as Washington Monument scupture group, George Washington Equestrian Statue VDHR#127-0189
Capitol Square , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rogers, Randolph, Crawford, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
archives document
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Virginia, The (added 1983 - #83003310)
Also known as 1 North Fifth Street
1 N. Fifth St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
archives document
Walker, Maggie L., High School (added 1998 - #98001160)
1000 N. Lombardy St. , Richmond (Independent City)
MTK4RVA, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carneal, Johnston & Wright
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Education, Black, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Walker, Maggie Lena, House, National Historic Site (added 1975 - #75002100)
Also known as Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
110A E. Leigh St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Historic Person:
Walker,Maggie Lena
Significant Year:
1909
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Washington, George, Building (added 2011 - #11000297)
Also known as Virginia State Office Building, VDHR File No. 127-6518
1100 Bank St., Richmond (Independent City)
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carneal, William Leigh Jr., et al.
Architectural Style:
Skyscraper, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
archives document
Weisiger--Carroll House (added 1994 - #94000454)
Also known as VDHR No. 127-850
2408 Bainbridge St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
West Broad Street Commercial Historic District (added 2001 - #00001667)
Also known as VDHR File No. 127-5807
1300-1600 West Broad St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Fire Station, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Parking Lot, Post Office, School, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
archives document
West Broad Street Industrial and Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - #11000550)
Also known as DHR# 127-6570
1800-2100 blks. of Broad & Marshall Sts., bounded by Allison & Allen Sts., Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Albert J. Huntt, Bascom J. Rowlett, Wright, Walter D., J.E.B. Carpenter
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
archives document
West Franklin Street Historic District (added 1972 - #72001528)
W. Franklin St. between Laurel and Ryland Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Alderson Brownstone Co., Allen & Ginter
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Business, College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2009 - #09000731)
900 blk. West Grace St., 4000 blk. N. Harrison St., 300 blk. Shafer St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
West of Boulevard Historic District (added 1994 - #94000153)
Also known as 127-742;See Also: 2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District;
Roughly bounded by Colonial Ave., W. Grace St., Cutshaw Ave., Thompson St., and Ellwood Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
Crazyale, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Westbourne (added 2000 - #99001721)
330 Oak Ln. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Freeman, Douglas Southall
Significant Year:
1919
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Literature
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
White House of the Confederacy (added 1966 - #66000924)
Also known as Brockenbrough Mansion;Museum of the Confederacy;Dr. John Bro
Clay and 12th Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
B93commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Davis,Jefferson
Significant Year:
1865, 1861
Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Whitworth, John, House (added 1999 - #99000143)
Also known as VDHR 127-248-0001
2221 Grove Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
Crazyale, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gillette, Charles F.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Gillette, Charles F.
Significant Year:
1928, 1923, 1857
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Whitworth, John, House (added 1998 - #98000048)
Also known as 2221 Grove Avenue;127-248-001;Charles F. Gillette House;See
2221 Grove Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gillette, Charles F.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Gillette, Charles F.
Significant Year:
1923, 1928, 1857
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Single Dwelling
Wicker Apartments (added 2016 - #15000962)
Also known as Bellevue Apartments, VHDR No. 127-6794
3905-4213 Chamberlain Ave., 4210-4232 Old Brook Rd., Richmond (Independent City)
Voxinferior, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pringle, W. Harrison, Wicker, Earl H. (Builder/Developer)
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Wicker, Earl Hencil
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Williams, Charlotte, Memorial Hospital (added 2004 - #04000269)
Also known as 127-0395, Memorial Hospital
1201 E. Broad St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fuller, Albert W., Ancarrow, Newton E.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Wilton (added 1976 - #76002231)
S of Richmond, on N bank of James River , Richmond (Independent City)
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Randolph,Peyton
Significant Year:
1753, 1750
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Winston, Joseph P., House (added 1979 - #79003295)
Also known as Winston House
101--103 E. Grace St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee,Duncan
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
Woodford (added 1983 - #83003311)
VA 610 , Simons Corner
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Woodland Heights Historic District (added 2009 - #09000796)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-0830
Bounded by James River, W. 24th St., Bainbridge St. and Forest Hill Ave., and W. 32nd and 34th Sts. , Richmond
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Southside Land & Improvement Co., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Woodward House (added 1974 - #74002243)
3017 Williamsburg Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Young Women's Christian Association (added 1984 - #84003578)
6 N. 5th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Noland & Baskervill
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
More Information:
archives document

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