Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District Explained

Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:May 17, 1977, August 17, 1994[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0281
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:Richmond City Historic District
Designated Other2 Name:Richmond City Historic District
Designated Other2 Link:Richmond,_Virginia#Historic_Districts
Location:200 block of W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.545°N -77.4464°W
Architect:Carriere & Hastings
Architecture:Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Federal, Queen Anne
Added:November 17, 1977, October 21, 1994 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:77001536, 94001238 (Boundary Increase)

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.[2] [3]

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

External links

1 photo at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. May 1977 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) . Randolph W. Smith. October 1993 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources.