info from the Va.Department of Historic Resources
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources maintains a record of the registration forms for the National Register of Historic Places for properties and neighborhoods around the state, with Richmond heavily represented. Some interesting area forms include those for Oakwood-Chimborazo (5.6MB PDF), Church Hill North (2.3MB PDF), Union Hill (4.9MB PDF), and the St.John’s Church Historic District (373k PDF). The site also includes maps and photos.
Thanks to Bill C. for the link!
Thanks for providing this great resource. It definitely reminds us of all the architectural treasures we share up here.
Thanks for posting this resource on the site. It definitely reminds us of all the architectural treasures we share up here on the Hill(s)!
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Good morning Mac,
Even as I write my appreciation for the history here (the soldiers camped on Libby Hill during the Civil War because there was always a breeze)cars are speeding by where they camped on East Franklin.
The history here is alive. It invades
our(we who live here) thinking.We walk with the ghosts of John Marshall, all who were in the excellent reinactment recently on PBS, historic route #5, Nine MIle Road which was the main road to the east, plus so much more. And now we hear the Queen is coming. Geesh! I love this place!!
Lu Motley
Queen? I’ll bet she is behind it all. The speeding cars. The rampaging dingoes. She has never forgiven us for wanting our independence.
How accurate is the information in these reports? When I bought my house on the 3300 block of E. Marshall the city records indicated it was built around 1922, this report says it was built ca. 1890. I’m confused…30 years is a huge difference.
I’d be inclined to believe that these application have the more credible information. The city records can be off, with many having a date of 1900 when an actual date is unknown.
thanks for printing this information. I get so enthused when I read about the history of our collective neighborhoods. So many residents don’t know about the history of their house and neighborhood, but come to appreciate the value of preserving the historic integrity after reading reports like this.
Thanks John for your input.
The information in the register nominations isn’t always perfect but it is close. Much better than the city records which use 1900 for all buildings that were standing in the city prior to 1920. Alot of other areas are given the date of when the neighborhood was annexed into the city. The dates in the nominations are usually based on maps and city directories and where we are lucky, post 1907, on building permits. Unfortunately, when writing a register nomination time does not permit exhaustive research on each building, especially for very large districts like Oakwood/Chimborazo. But we do our best.
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