Columbia (Richmond, Virginia)

Columbia

Columbia House, July 2011
Location 1142 W. Grace St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′12″N 77°27′25″W / 37.55333°N 77.45694°W / 37.55333; -77.45694Coordinates: 37°33′12″N 77°27′25″W / 37.55333°N 77.45694°W / 37.55333; -77.45694
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1817 (1817)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82004585[1]
VLR # 127-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 16, 1982
Designated VLR March 16, 1982[2]

Columbia, also known as the Philip Haxall House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1817-1818, and is a two-story, three bay Federal style brick dwelling on a high basement. The entrance features an elliptical fanlight opening sheltered by a one-story Doric porch. It was added when the entrance was moved from the Lombardy Street side to the Grace Street side in 1924, when the building was expanded to house the T.C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond. It housed the School of Law from 1917 to 1954. After 1834, the house was the main academic building of Richmond College, which grew to become the present University of Richmond.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Columbia" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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