| Town of Barton Heights Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | June 13, 2001[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 127-0816 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Roughly arton, Fendall, Greenwood, Lamb, Miller, Monterio, North, Rose, Dove, Home, Minor, Poe, Wellford, Wickham., Richmond, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 37.5603°N -77.4325°W |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Added: | August 06, 2003 |
| Mpsub: | Streetcar Suburbs in Northside Richmond MPS |
| Refnum: | 02000592 |
Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.[2]
Begun as an area of development in Henrico County, Virginia in 1890 by James H. Barton, Barton Heights rapidly developed as the result of being linked via streetcar in 1894 across the deep ravine of the Bacon's Quarter branch of Shockoe Creek, which flows into the Shockoe Valley. The area incorporated as a town in 1896, and was annexed by the city of Richmond in 1914.[2]
The Town of Barton Heights Historic District encompasses 367 contributing buildings (305 mainbuildings and 62 outbuildings). They are primarily spacious wood-frame houses, most built in the first quarter of the 20th century, and sited on 50-foot-wide lots. The houses are largely built in the Queen Anne or Colonial Revival style.[2]