Brookland Park Historic District
Brookland Park Historic District | |
 Brookland Park Historic District, January 2012 | |
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| 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″N77°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 referenceNo. | 02000591[1] |
| VLRNo. | 127-5898 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | September 30, 2001[2] |
TheBrookland Park Historic Districtis a nationalhistoric districtlocated atRichmond, Virginia.The district encompasses 1,157 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond andBarton Heights.
Background
[edit]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 andAmerican Foursquare.The neighborhood is characterized by frame dwellings with a single-story porch spanning the facade, and eitherColonial Revivalor 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 theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2003.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^"Virginia Landmarks Register".Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived fromthe originalon September 21, 2013.RetrievedMarch 19,2013.
- ^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 fromthe original(PDF)on September 27, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 11,2014.andAccompanying photoArchived2012-09-27 at theWayback MachineandAccompanying mapArchived2014-01-11 at theWayback Machine
