Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District

Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District

Price House, 208-212 West Franklin Street, July 2011
Location 200 block of W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′42″N 77°26′47″W / 37.54500°N 77.44639°W / 37.54500; -77.44639Coordinates: 37°32′42″N 77°26′47″W / 37.54500°N 77.44639°W / 37.54500; -77.44639
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Architect Carriere & Hastings
Architectural style Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Federal, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 77001536, 94001238 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 127-0281
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 17, 1977, October 21, 1994 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR May 17, 1977, August 17, 1994[2]

The Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. It is located between downtown and the Fan district. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings built during the 19th century and in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Federal, Beaux-Arts, and Queen Anne. Many of the dwellings have been converted to commercial use. Notable buildings include Queen Anne Row (1891), the Carter-Mayo House designed by Carrère and Hastings, the Cole Diggs House, the Smith-Palmer House, the Ida Schoolcraft House, the Price House, the A. S. Smith House, and the T. Seddon Bruce House.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, with a boundary increase in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. Randolph W. Smith (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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