Brookland Park Historic District Explained

Brookland Park Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 30, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-5898
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly Griffin, Fendall, Hanes, Garland, North, Barton, Lamb, Cliff Aves., Norwood, Hooper, Essex, Brookland Park., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5828°N -77.4475°W
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:August 6, 2003
Mpsub:Streetcar Suburbs in Northside Richmond MPS
Refnum:02000591

The Brookland Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,157 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond and Barton Heights.

Background

The primarily residential area developed starting in the late-19th century as one of the city's early “streetcar suburbs.” The buildings are in a variety of popular late-19th and early-20th century architectural styles including frame bungalows and American Foursquare. The neighborhood is characterized by frame dwellings with a single-story porch spanning the facade, and either Colonial Revival or Craftsman in style, moderate in scale, with understated materials and stylistic expression. Notable non-residential buildings include the North Side Branch building, Brookland Inn, former A&P Grocery Store, North Side Junior High School, Barack Obama Elementary School, St. Paul's School building (1923), St. Philip's Episcopal Church, First African Baptist Church (1922), and Garland Avenue Baptist Church.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brookland Park Historic District . Kimberly Merkel Chen . Mary Harding Sadler . Peter MacDearmon Witt . Jean McRae . amp . June 2003 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources . 2014-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927033302/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Richmond/127-5898_Brookland_Park_HD_2003_Final_Nomination.pdf . 2012-09-27 . dead . and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map