Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District

Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Chimborazo Museum, August 2008
Location	Roughly N 30th-N 39th St., Chimborazo,Meldon,Oakwood,E Broad,Briel,E Clay,E Leigh,M,E Marshall,N,O,and P, Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°31′53″N 77°24′03″W / 37.53139°N 77.40083°WCoordinates: 37°31′53″N 77°24′03″W / 37.53139°N 77.40083°W
Area	434 acres (176 ha)
Built	1861
Architect	Anderson, D. Wiley; et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference #	04001372[1]
VLR #	127-0821
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 18, 2005
Designated VLR	September 8, 2004[2]

The Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District is a national historic district of 434 acres (176 ha) located in Richmond, Virginia. It includes 1,284 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, five contributing objects and four contributing sites. It includes work by architect D. Wiley Anderson. The predominantly residential area contains a significant collection of late-19th and early-20th century, brick and frame dwellings that display an eclectic mixture of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

1. 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 (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying photo