Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District

Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District

Price House, 208-212 West Franklin Street, July 2011
Location 200 block of W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′42″N 77°26′47″W / 37.54500°N 77.44639°W / 37.54500; -77.44639Coordinates: 37°32′42″N 77°26′47″W / 37.54500°N 77.44639°W / 37.54500; -77.44639
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Architect Carriere & Hastings
Architectural style Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Federal, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 77001536, 94001238 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 127-0281
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 17, 1977, October 21, 1994 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR May 17, 1977, August 17, 1994[2]

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.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, with a boundary increase in 1994.[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 (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
  4. ↑ Randolph W. Smith (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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