Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Virginia - Richmond County - Vacant / Not In Use
Richmond County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Belle Isle, Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase), Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase), Menokin and Tredegar Iron Works.

Several famous people are associated with these Richmond County historic places including Francis Lightfoot Lee and Charles B. Hill.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richmond County places including Reev Davis, John Ariss, Asbury and Whitehurst, Charles M. Robinson, Andrew Dew, Charles H. Read Jr., Washington Jr. Gill, Hallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G., Wilford Emory Cutshaw and Charles Morrison Robinson. Prominent architectural styles found in Richmond Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

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
Almshouse, The (added 1981 - - #81000647)
Also known as Richmond Nursing Home;See Also:Almshouse, The (Boundary Incr
210 Hospital St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gill,Washington Jr.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Military, Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Almshouse, The (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #89001913)
Also known as West Building;Richmond Nursing Home;See Also:Almshouse, The
210 Hospital St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bacon, Nathaniel, School (added 1992 - - #92001031)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-833
815 N. 35th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carneal,William Leigh, Robinson,Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Barton Heights Cemeteries (added 2002 - - #02000364)
Also known as DHR file no. 127-5679
1600 Lamb Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
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
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
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 (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
Cary, John B., School (added 1992 - - #92001030)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-824;West End School
2100 Idlewood Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wise Granite Co., Robinson,Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Davis, Decatur O., House (added 2000 - - #00000490)
Also known as 127-0177
1001 E. Clay St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
West, Albert Lawrence
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory (added 2009 - - #09001158)
Also known as VDHR No. 127-5676, Leigh Street Armory; Monroe School, Monroe Center
122 W. Leigh St. , Richmond
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutshaw, Wilford Emory
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Meeting Hall, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Grace Hospital (added 2004 - - #04000856)
Also known as VDHR File # 127-5459
401 West Grace St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baskerville, Henry E., Robinson, Charles Morrison
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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
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
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
Linden Farm (added 1977 - - #77001492)
Also known as Linden;Dew House
N of Farnham on VA 3 , Farnham
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dew,Andrew
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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
Menokin (added 1969 - - #69000276)
Also known as Francis Lightfoot Lee House
NW of jct. of Rtes. 690 and 621 , Warsaw
Deadstar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ariss,John
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Lee,Francis Lightfoot
Significant Year:
1797, 1769
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
National Theater (added 2003 - - #03000188)
Also known as Towne Theater, 127-178-1
700-710 E. Broad St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Howell, Claude K., Legnaioli, Ferruccio
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
New Pump-House (added 2002 - - #02001366)
Also known as Byrd Park Pump House, 127-193
1708 Pump House Dr. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutshaw, Col. Wilfrd Emory
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
Pace-King House (added 1976 - - #76002230)
Also known as The Charles Hill House
205 N. 19th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Hill,Charles B.,et al.
Significant Year:
1860
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital (added 2003 - - #03000190)
Also known as 127-0829
4901 Old Brook Rd. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Government, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
Planters National Bank (added 1983 - - #83003306)
Also known as Old Planters Bank
12th and E. Main Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Read,Charles H.,Jr.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Government Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Randolph School (added 1984 - - #84000050)
Also known as VHLC File No. 127-388
300 S. Randolph St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shockoe Slip Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1983 - - #83003307)
Also known as See Also:Shockoe Slip Historic District
Roughly bounded by Seaboard RR tracks, Downtown Expressway, Main, Dock, and 12th Sts. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related
Springfield School (added 1992 - - #92001032)
Also known as DHR File No. 127-832
608 N. 26th St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Robinson,Charles M.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Tredegar Iron Works (added 1971 - - #71001048)
500 Tredegar St. , Richmond (Independent City)
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
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)
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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
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
Woodward House (added 1974 - - #74002243)
3017 Williamsburg Ave. , Richmond (Independent City)
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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
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