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Main Street Banking Historic District

Main Street Banking Historic District is the historic heart of Richmond’s financial district. Laid out in 1780, the district was part of an expansion of Richmond in conjunction with its designation as Virginia’s capital. Originally known as “E” Street, Main ...

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James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District

The James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District illustrates the relationship between Richmond’s early inhabitants and the James River. Following settlement by English colonists, the construction of millraces parallel to the banks of the river provided water to power mills ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Broad Street Commercial Historic District

Broad Street, Richmond’s historic commercial artery, cuts through the city’s downtown. The Broad Street Commercial Historic District includes a fine collection of historic buildings in an impressive variety of architectural styles from Art Deco to Romanesque Revival. The majority date ...

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Block 00-100 East Franklin Street Historic District

Franklin Street from Capitol Square to Monument Avenue was historically a street of fashionable residences in the 19th century and the opening decades of the 20th century. Laid out in 1780, the portion of Franklin Street that is in the ...

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Union Hill Historic District

Union Hill Historic District is located in the city’s east end. The streets of the district follow the terrain rather than the rigid grid of the rest of the Richmond, creating interesting triangular blocks that give the neighborhood a unique ...

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St John’s Church Historic District

St. John’s Church Historic District is the site of the founding of the City of Richmond, and the neighborhood contains a fine collection of historic buildings. St. John’s Episcopal Church gave the district its name. The church is important in ...

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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 ...

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