Brookland Park Historic District
Brookland Park Historic District | |
Brookland Park Historic District, January 2012 | |
Location | Roughly Griffin, Fendall, Hanes, Garland, North, Barton, Lamb, Cliff Aves., Norwood, Hooper, Essex, Brookland Park., Richmond, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°34′58″N 77°26′51″W / 37.58278°N 77.44750°W |
Area | 343 acres (139 ha) |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
MPS | Streetcar Suburbs in Northside Richmond MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02000591[1] |
VLR No. | 127-5895 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 6, 2003 |
Designated VLR | September 30, 2001[2] |
The Brookland Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,157 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond and Barton Heights. The primarily residential area developed starting in the late-19th century as one of the city's early “streetcar suburbs.” The buildings are in a variety of popular late-19th and early-20th century architectural styles including frame bungalows and American Foursquare. The neighborhood is characterized by frame dwellings with a single-story porch spanning the facade, and either Colonial Revival or Craftsman in style, moderate in scale, with understated materials and stylistic expression. Notable non-residential buildings include the North Side Branch building, Brookland Inn, former A&P Grocery Store, North Side Junior High School, Barack Obama Elementary School, St. Paul's School building (1923), St. Philip's Episcopal Church, First African Baptist Church (1922), and Garland Avenue Baptist Church.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Kimberly Merkel Chen; Mary Harding Sadler; Peter MacDearmon Witt; Jean McRae (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brookland Park Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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