Forest Hill Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 21, 2012[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 127-6069 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 37.52°N -77.4744°W |
Built: | c. |
Architect: | Frederick Hyland, George Matsumoto, et al. |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, et al. |
Added: | October 3, 2012 |
Refnum: | 12000851[2] |
The Forest Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,106 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures located south of downtown Richmond. The primarily residential area developed starting in the early-20th 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, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Mission Revival. The buildings in Forest Hillexemplify a high quality of materials in their construction. Brick is the dominant building material. Notable non-residential buildings include Forest Hill Presbyterian Church; Good Shepherd Episcopal Church; and Forest Hill Church of Christ.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[2]