Virginia - Richmond County - Historic Districts
Richmond County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 16 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Belle Isle, Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson Ward Historic District, Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Colonial dating back to 1600.

Many famous people are associated with these Richmond County historic places including Jefferson Davis, Claudius Crozet, Ellen Glasgow, Ethel Bailey Furman, Holden Rhodes and Charles Thaddeus Russell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richmond County places including Asbury and Whitehurst, William H. Pratt, John Russell Pope, James Dimmock, Isaiah Rogers, Inc. Davis Bros., West End Improvement Co., Charles Robinson, Charles M. Robinson and D. Wiley Anderson. Prominent architectural styles found in Richmond Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Queen Anne.

200 Block West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1994 - - #94001238)
Also known as Queen Anne Row;VDHR No.127-281
212--220 W. Main St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
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:
Vacant/Not In Use
2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District (added 1973 - - #73002223)
2901, 2905, 2911, and 2915 Grove Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
West End Improvement Co.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Battery Court Historic District (added 2003 - - #02000594)
Also known as VDHR No. 127-5897
Roughly Dupont C., Edgewood, Fendall, Greenwood, Griffin, Montrose, Moss Side, Noble, North, Edgehill, Graham. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Belle Isle (added 1995 - - #95000246)
Also known as Broad Rock Island;Washington's Island;Harvey's Island;VDHR N
James R. at US 1/301 , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Extractive Facility, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Military Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004216)
Roughly bounded by 1st, Main, Foushee and Grace Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Rogers,Isaiah
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Boulevard Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002887)
Also known as DHL File #127-398;See Also:Home for Confederate Women;Confed
10--300 S. Boulevard and 10--800 N. Boulevard , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davis Bros.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Military, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Broad Street Commercial Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000611)
Also known as See Also:Central National Bank;Masonic Temple;Moore's Auto B
Along Broad St. area roughly bounded by Belvidere, Marshall, Fourth and Grace , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Robinson,Charles
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Performing Arts, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store, Theater
Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2007 - - #07000219)
Also known as VDHR #127-0375
100 Blk of E. Marshall St., S side. 300 Blks 1st and 2nd Sts. bet. Broad and Marshall Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Bengston, L.T.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000851)
Also known as VDHR File # 127-0375
709-916 W. Broad St., 308-310 N. Laurel St., 301-306 Gilmer St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Noland, William C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Naval Facility, Restaurant, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Brookland Park Historic District (added 2003 - - #02000591)
Also known as VDHR No. 127-5898
Roughly Griffin, Fendall, Hanes, Garland, North, Barton, Lamb, Cliff Aves., Norwood, Hooper, Essex, Brookland Park. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Bryan, Joseph, Park (added 2002 - - #02001369)
Also known as Young's Pond; 127-5677, Rosewood
4308 Hermitage Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Carver Industrial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000559)
Also known as 127-5812
Marshall, Lombardy, Clay, and Harrison Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Warehouse
Carver Residential Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000365)
Also known as VDHR no. 127-0822
700-1500 blks. W. Leigh, 700-1400 blks. W. Catherine, Clay, & Marshall , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Carver Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - - #06000975)
Also known as VDHR File # 127-0822-0599
909-1011 W. Marshall St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Chestnut Hill--Plateau Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000366)
Also known as DHR no. 127-0343
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Aves. from Brooklyn Park Blvd. to Trigg St. , Richmond
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Skinner, J.T.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Church Hill North Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000958)
Also known as Church Hill;VDHR 127-820
Along Marshall, Clay Leigh and M. Sts., bounded by 21st and 30th Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Snyder, Asa, Sloan, Samuel
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Professional, Single Dwelling
Church Hill North Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #00000887)
Also known as 127-820
Roughly bounded by 25th St., T St., 32nd St. and M St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cain, Herbert Levi, Davis, T. Wiley, et al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Furman, Ethel Bailey, Russell, Charles Thaddeus
Significant Year:
1938, 1884
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Religion, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Commonwealth Club Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003301)
319-415 and 400-500 W. Franklin St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
Fairmont Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000075)
Also known as DHR# 127-0814
Roughly bounded by 24th, Y, 20th, T, R, Q & P Sts., Fairfield & Carrington Aves., & Mechanicsville Tpk. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright, Cain, Robinson, Huntt, Wise, Pollard, James Fox and Son
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Fan Area Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002243)
Also known as DHL # 127-248;See Also:Columbia;St. Sophia Home of the Littl
Roughly bounded by by N. Harrison, W. Main, W. Grace and N. Mullberry Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Fan Area Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1986 - - #86001190)
Also known as See Also:Fan Area Historic District
Roughly bounded by W. Main St., S. Harrison St., Richmond Metropolitan Expressway, and S. Boulevard , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davis Bros.,Inc.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000750)
Also known as 127-6071
400-500 Blks E. Franklin St., 400-600 blks E. Main St., 00 blks N 4th, 5th and 6th Sts., 00 blk S 5th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lafever, Minard,, et al.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Forest Hill Park (added 2002 - - #02001446)
Also known as 127-6027, Holden Rhodes House; Boscobel
Bet. Riverside Dr., Forest Hill Ave., and 42nd St., and 34th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilbert, Ernest R.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Rhodes, Holden
Significant Year:
1843, 1934
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Ginter Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002688)
Also known as See Also:Union Seminary
Roughly bounded by North Ave., Moss Side and Hawthorne and Chamberlayne Aves., Brookland Park Blvd., and Brook Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Civic, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Single Dwelling
Ginter Park Terrace Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001292)
Also known as 127-5678
3000 blks of Hawthorne, Noble, Moss Side, Montrose and Edgewood Aves. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Grace Street Commercial Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000739)
Roughly bounded by Adams, Broad, 8th and Franklin Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Chicago, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Grace Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2009 - - #09000924)
626, 700 E. Broad St., 12-118 N. 8th St., 707-715 E. Franklin St., 2-18 and 13 W. Franklin St. , Richmond
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Howell, C.K.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Hebrew Cemetery (added 2006 - - #06000348)
Also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, 127-6166
400 Hospital St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dimmock, James
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Religion, Social History, Ethnic Heritage
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Hermitage Road Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000031)
Also known as DHR File # 127-6076
3800-4200 blks of Hermitage Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anderson, D. Wiley
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Professional, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Highland Park Plaza Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001294)
Also known as 127-0831
Roughly bounded by Meadowbridge Rd., Missouri Ave., City limits, and Detroit Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baskervil and Lambert
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hollywood Cemetery (added 1969 - - #69000350)
412 S. Cherry St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pratt,William H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Indian Banks (added 1980 - - #80004218)
Address Restricted , Simonson
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Colonial
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Jackson Ward Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002187)
Also known as Jackson Ward;see also:Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church;
Roughly bounded by 5th, Marshall, and Gilmer Sts., and the Richmond-Petersburg Tpke. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black, Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2008 - - #08000424)
Also known as VDHR No. 127-0237
400 blks. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Sts., 106-108 E. Marshall, 411-413 N. Adams St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Asbury and Whitehurst
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Parking Lot, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05001108)
Also known as VDHR File # 127-0237
1/2-17 E. Marshall St.; 0-24 W. Marshall St. , Richmond
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000982)
Extends from Ship Locks to Bosher's Dam , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Laburnum Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #01001573)
Also known as VDHR file no. 127-5895
Westwood, Palmyra, Confederate, Wilmington, W. Laburnum Aves., Chatham, Gloucester and Lamont Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Health/Medicine, Religion, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, Sanatorium, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Parking Lot, Religious Structure, Sanatorium, School, Single Dwelling
Main Street Banking Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000527)
Also known as VDHR#127-6031
E. Main St. between 7th & Governors Sts. , Richmond
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Robinson, Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Economics, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Communications Facility, Customhouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Customhouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Hotel, Post Office, Restaurant
Manchester Industrial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000886)
Also known as 127-0457
Roughly bounded by Perry St., James R., Mayo's Bridge, Maury St., and 10th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Concrete Steel Engineering Co., Smith, I.J., and Co.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Warehouse
Manchester Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04000574)
700 Block of Stockton St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Manchester Residential and Commercial Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000521)
Also known as 127-0859
Roughly bounded by 9th St., McDonough St., Cowardin Ave., and Stockton St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Saville, Allen J.
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Manchester Residential and Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - - #06000976)
Also known as #127-0859-0245 through 0257
1211-17, 1301-1305 and 1418 McDonough St., 310-12 W. 12th St., 309 W. 13th St., 314 and 400 w. 14th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Monroe Park Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003572)
Also known as See Also:Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Roughly bounded by Belvidere, Main, Cherry, Park, Laurel, and Franklin Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Monroe Ward (added 2000 - - #99001717)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-5816, Monroe Ward Historic District
Roughly Main and Cary St., and 3rd to Jefferson Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gillette, Charles, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Glasgow, Ellen, Crozet, Claudius
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Literature, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Monument Avenue Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000883)
Also known as See Also:Monument Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increas
Bounded by Grace and Birch Sts., Park Ave., and Roseneath Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Pope,John Russell
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Other, Georgian
Historic Person:
Davis,Jefferson,et al.
Area of Significance:
Military, Transportation, Art, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Single Dwelling
Monument Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1991 - - #90002098)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-174;See Also:Monument Avenue Historic Distr
Roughly, Franklin St. from Roseneath Rd. to Cleveland St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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
Oakwood--Chimborazo Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001372)
Also known as VDHR # 127-0821
Roughly N 30th-N 39th St., Chimborazo,Meldon,Oakwood,E Broad,Briel,E Clay,E Leigh,M,E Marshall,N,O,and P , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Anderson, D. Wiley
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Oregon Hill Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000022)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-362;See Also: St. Andrew`s Church
Roughly bounded by W. Cary St., Belvidere St., Oregon Hill Park, S. Cherry St. and S. Linden St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Martin,Baylor S., Noland & Baskervill
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
Historic Person:
Arents,Grace Evelyn
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Clinic, Park
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Park, School, Specialty Store
Scott's Addition Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000896)
Roughly bounded by Cutshaw Ave, Boulevard, and the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac RR , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Shockoe Slip Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001526)
Also known as See Also:Shockoe Slip Historic District Boundary Increase;Do
Roughly along E. Carey St. between S. 14th and S. 12 Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
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