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Bell Tower
The Bell Tower at the southwest corner of Capitol Square w...
Barret House
Built for tobacco manufacturer William Barret in 1844, the...
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District encompasses three of ...
Leigh Street Baptist Church
Well-known Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan designed th...
Virginia Union University and Belgian Building
Virginia Union University is a historical black college on...
Town of Barton Heights Historic District
The Town of Barton Heights Historic District is a remarkab...
Laburnum Park Historic District
Laburnum Park Historic District is one of Richmond’s histo...
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Barton Heights Cemeteries are six contiguous burial ground...
Hollywood Cemetery and James Monroe Tomb
Hollywood Cemetery is set amongst a series of wooded hills...
Belle Isle
Belle Isle is a rocky, mostly forested island in the middl...
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Bell Tower
The Bell Tower at the southwest corner of Capitol Square was originally a guardhouse for the public guard and a signal tower for emergencies and meetings. While the tower is architecturally significant, the building is also noteworthy because of its ...
Barret House
Built for tobacco manufacturer William Barret in 1844, the Barret House is a large and elaborate Greek Revival mansion located in the heart of downtown Richmond. The house is on 5th Street in the first riverside neighborhood to be developed ...
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District
Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District encompasses three of the city's east end neighborhoods–Chimborazo, Oakwood, and Glenwood Park. The district is noteworthy for its associations with the Civil War and as an early speculative residential development that followed the introduction of a local ...
Leigh Street Baptist Church
Well-known Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan designed the Leigh Street Baptist Church. Dedicated in 1857, the handsome Greek Revival style building is a fine example of its style. The church is also historically significant as an active part of the community ...
Virginia Union University and Belgian Building
Virginia Union University is a historical black college on a 65 acre campus in north Richmond. The name of the university derives from the “union” of a number of smaller African American colleges over the years. The historic core of ...
Town of Barton Heights Historic District
The Town of Barton Heights Historic District is a remarkably intact turn-of-the-century residential neighborhood in Richmond. The district was the first of a number of private and speculative developments outlying the city’s northside. Developers touted these neighborhoods as a haven ...
Laburnum Park Historic District
Laburnum Park Historic District is one of Richmond’s historic streetcar suburbs with a fine collection of middle and upper class residential architecture from the early part of the 20th century. The neighborhood is also the location of a number of ...
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Barton Heights Cemeteries are six contiguous burial grounds that African American churches and fraternal organizations established beginning in 1815. The six cemeteries are Cedarwood (originally Phoenix Cemetery), Union Mechanics (formerly Union Burial Ground), Methodist, Ebenezer, Sons and Daughters of Ham, ...
Hollywood Cemetery and James Monroe Tomb
Hollywood Cemetery is set amongst a series of wooded hills and dales overlooking the falls of the James River. The site of Hollywood was part of the estate of Belvidere, a country house built by William Byrd III in 1758 ...
Belle Isle
Belle Isle is a rocky, mostly forested island in the middle of the James River, which flows through the center of the City of Richmond. William Byrd I acquired the island in 1676, and it remained in the Byrd family ...
