English Village (Richmond, Virginia) Explained

English Village
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 16, 1983[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0374
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:3418-3450 Grove Ave., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5586°N -77.4842°W
Architecture:Colonial, Tudor
Added:September 29, 1983
Refnum:83003302

English Village is a historic cooperative apartment complex in Richmond, Virginia. The planned community was designed by Richmond architect Bascom Joseph Rowlett and built in 1927. It consists of Tudor Revival style brick and half-timber buildings. The building complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The development includes 17 attached 2 1/2-story units organized in a U-shape around a central courtyard set back from the street.[2]

English Village is one of the first cooperatives in the city of Richmond, an early example of a 1920s planned community. The infrastructure is largely shared amongst the units, with radiant heating utilizing water delivered from a central boiler system.[3]

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: English Village. Mary Ellen Bushey and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. July 1983 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: About English Village. English Village RVA. 19 April 2015.