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Jackson Ward Historic District
Jackson Ward Historic District is a fine 19th-century resi...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s di...
Hebrew Cemetery
Hebrew Cemetery is a tangible reminder of Richmond’s Jewis...
Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House
One of Richmond’s best-preserved early 19th-century mansio...
Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Grace Street Commercial Historic District is significant f...
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building dating from 1913 is the f...
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory
Built in the 1890s to house an African American military b...
First African Baptist Church
Built in 1876, First African Baptist Church housed one of ...
Crozet House
Local brick contractor Curtis Carter built the Crozet Hous...
Commonwealth Club Historic District
Commonwealth Club Historic District is the site of one of ...
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Jackson Ward Historic District
Jackson Ward Historic District is a fine 19th-century residential district. The entire Jackson Ward Historic District is only one of two districts that are National Historic Landmarks in the City of Richmond. This formal recognition of its national significance stems ...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s distinguished historic residences, takes the name of its most famous resident rather than the original builder or owner. Colonel Henry Cabell (1820-1889) leased the house, which William O. George built in ...
Hebrew Cemetery
Hebrew Cemetery is a tangible reminder of Richmond’s Jewish community, which was important in the city’s history from the late 18th century. The cemetery, which the first Jewish congregation in Virginia established, is the oldest active Jewish cemetery in continuous ...
Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House
One of Richmond’s best-preserved early 19th-century mansions, the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House, with its unusual architectural plan, has seen a diverse succession of owners, including an attorney general and two mayors. Michael Hancock, about whom history books mention only his penchant for ...
Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Grace Street Commercial Historic District is significant for both its architecture and commerce. From 1820 to 1920, Grace and Franklin Streets were the heart of one of Richmond’s most fashionable neighborhoods and home to some of its wealthiest and most ...
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building dating from 1913 is the first skyscraper in Richmond, and a wonderful example of turn-of-the-century Neoclassical Revival architecture. Nineteen stories tall, the building crowned the city’s skyline until its height was surpassed in 1930. Constructed ...
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory
Built in the 1890s to house an African American military battalion, this castle-like building’s official name was the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory. The armory served as headquarters for the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Infantry, Richmond’s first African American regiment, ...
First African Baptist Church
Built in 1876, First African Baptist Church housed one of the oldest African American congregations in Virginia, and all African American Baptist churches in Richmond trace back to this church. The current building replaced the original First Baptist Church dating ...
Crozet House
Local brick contractor Curtis Carter built the Crozet House in 1814. Named for the famous engineer Claudius Crozet, the home is one of several notable historic buildings clustered along a 2-block stretch of Main Street near the Richmond Public Library ...
Commonwealth Club Historic District
Commonwealth Club Historic District is the site of one of the best-preserved groups of turn of the century upper-class town houses in Richmond’s downtown and the distinguished Commonwealth Club. The small district is one in a string of National Register ...
