Laburnum Park Historic District
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Laburnum Park Historic District | |
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Laburnum Park Historic District, August 2012 | |
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| Location | Westwood, Palmyra, Confederate, Wilmington, W. Laburnum Aves., Chatham, Gloucester and Lamont Sts., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′52″N 77°27′23″W / 37.58111°N 77.45639°WCoordinates: 37°34′52″N 77°27′23″W / 37.58111°N 77.45639°W |
| Area | 116 acres (47 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Hallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al. |
| NRHP Reference # | 01001573[1] |
| VLR # | 127-5895 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | February 5, 2002, March 15, 2006[2] |
The Laburnum Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 226 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures located north of downtown Richmond. The primarily residential area developed starting in the early-20th century as one of the city’s early “streetcar suburbs” and as home to several important local institutions. The buildings are in a variety of popular early-20th century architectural styles including Queen Anne and Colonial Revival. It was developed as neighborhood of middle-to-upper-class, single-family dwellings. Notable buildings include the Laburnum House (1908), Richmond Memorial Hospital (1954-1957), Richmond Memorial Hospital Nursing School (1960-1961), "The Hermitage" (1911), Laburnum Court (1919), Presbyterian School for Christian Education (PSCE) and the Baptist Theological Seminary (1921-1967).[3][4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Edna Johnston & Kathryn Gettings Smith (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laburnum Park Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
- ↑ Alison Dayton and Jean McRae (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laburnum Park Historic District (Amendment)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
