Brookland Park Historic District
Composed of one late-19th- and five early-20th-century subdivisions in the on the Northside of Richmond, the Brookland Park Historic District shows the impact of streetcar transportation on suburban development in […]
Town of Barton Heights Historic District
Barton Heights Historic District is a remarkably intact turn-of-the-20th-century residential quarter of today’s Richmond. The first of a number of private and speculative developments outlying the city’s Northside, Barton Heights […]
Belfield-Emporia Historic District
Collectively, the Hicksford Historic District and Belfield Historic District tell the story of the evolution of Emporia from two small early-19th-century crossroads to a merged, active city and the seat […]
Fort Monroe: Quarters #1
Fort Monroe‘s Quarters 1, built in 1819 before the completion of the fortification walls, was the first permanent structure erected by the Army at the fort. The Federal-style building was […]
Battery Court Historic District
The Battery Court Historic District exhibits the growing sophistication of Richmond’s developers in an intact neighborhood whose significance spans from 1909-1949. As the most recent (1909) of the Richmond Northside’s […]
Ashburn Historic District
The Ashburn Historic District in Loudoun County is a typical example of late-19th- and early-20th-century agricultural commercial center in a rural landscape. The village of Ashburn developed at the confluence […]
Boones Mill Depot
The former railroad station at Boones Mill—commonly known as the Boones Mill Depot—was erected in 1892 by the short-lived Roanoke and Southern Railway Company (R&S). The depot and other R&S […]
The Mansion House
The Mansion House is a classic example of Greek Revival-style architecture. According to local oral tradition, the Mansion House received its name because it was the first large brick house […]
Fan Area Historic District Extension
In the 1890s, the Virginia Railway and Power Company extended a trolley line down Richmond’s West Main Street that served as a catalyst for residential and commercial development of increasing […]
The Suffolk Peanut Company
Established in 1898, the Suffolk Peanut Company is significant for representing the early history of an industry which once dominated the economy of southeast Virginia. The company was the first […]
