Brookland Park Historic District

Brookland Park Historic District

Brookland Park Historic District, January 2012
Location Roughly Griffin, Fendall, Hanes, Garland, North, Barton, Lamb, Cliff Aves., Norwood, Hooper, Essex, Brookland Park., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′58″N 77°26′51″W / 37.58278°N 77.44750°W / 37.58278; -77.44750Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 77°26′51″W / 37.58278°N 77.44750°W / 37.58278; -77.44750
Area 343 acres (139 ha)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS Streetcar Suburbs in Northside Richmond MPS
NRHP Reference # 02000591[1]
VLR # 127-5895
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 6, 2003
Designated VLR September 30, 2001[2]

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. 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, J. E. B. Stuart Elementary School, St. Paul's School building (1923), St. Philip's Episcopal Church, First African Baptist Church (1922), and Garland Avenue Baptist Church.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Kimberly Merkel Chen, Mary Harding Sadler, Peter MacDearmon Witt, and Jean McRae (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brookland Park Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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