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Andrew Gentry Double House
Year Built: 1847 Architectural Style: Greek Revival District: Church Hill North The double house at number 2605-2607, built by Andrew Gentry, is a rare example of all stretched-bond construction. A few headers do occur in the seventh course from the ground and may have supported an earlier porch. Its…
2703 E. Clay Street
Year Built: 1880 Architectural Style: Italianate District: Church Hill North The double house at 2703 has an original cornice with panels, ornamental brackets, and dentils. Both houses have transoms over their front doors with modern stained glass. The eye-catching porch railing at 2703 is distinctive. These frame buildings are…
Hiram Oliver House
Year Built: 1848 Architectural Style: Greek Revival District: Union Hill Built in 1848 by Hiram Oliver, a real estate investor and tobacco merchant, this house is a vernacular example of the Greek Revival style. Its brick exterior, gabled roof, side gallery and entrance portico are characteristic of structures built in…
Richard D. Mitchell House
Year Built: c. 1841 Architectural Style: Greek Revival District: Union Hill A farmhouse pre-dating not only the Civil War but the mid-19th century “suburban” development of Union Hill as well. It was condemned by the City as derelict. In 1978, Historic Richmond secured and placed preservation easements on the…
Woodward House
Year Built: c. 1784 Architectural Style: Vernacular District: Woodward House-Rocketts Located below Libby Hill Park and Church Hill, this house is the last surviving structure from the once-bustling port of Rocketts Landing. Enlarged over the years from a two-room cottage, the house is believed to incorporate one of the oldest…
Mann-Netherwood Block
Year Built: 1895-1901 Architectural Style: Queen Anne District: St. John’s Church The houses were built by business partners John Mann and James Netherwood. The common garden in the back is owned by the homeowners’ association. Note the cast-iron fence and patterned bricks. In 1975, Historic Richmond purchased 2601-2613. Historic Richmond…
Adams Double House
Year Built: 1809 Architectural Style: Federal District: St. John’s Church The earliest surviving double house in Richmond; built by Dr. John Adams, who helped initiate development in this area through his real estate holdings. The porches are Victorian additions as is the shop entrance in the basement wall.
Morris Cottage
Year Built: 1830 Architectural Style: Federal District: St. John’s Church This house is one of three cottages built by carpenter John Morris. The two other cottages are also located in this block. Morris lived in the cottage at 207 North 25th Street.
Superior Warehouse
Year Built: c. 1850 Architectural Style: Folk Victorian District: St. John’s Church This warehouse is attached to the Pohlig Brothers Building, built in 1853, at 2405—2419 East Franklin Street. It was threatened by demolition in 2000 and has since been renovated as an apartment building with business and retail space.
Elmira Shelton House
Year Built: 1844 Architectural Style: Greek Revival District: St. John’s Church This was the home of Elmira Shelton, Edgar Allan Poe’s childhood sweetheart. They became engaged here just two weeks before Poe’s death in Baltimore. Historic Richmond gave funds to the purchase and restoration of this house in 1957-1958, and it…