The Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District is a national historic district of 434 acres (176 ha) located in Richmond, Virginia. It includes 1,284 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, five contributing objects and four contributing sites. It includes work by architect D. Wiley Anderson. The predominantly residential area contains a significant collection of late-19th and early-20th century, brick and frame dwellings that display an eclectic mixture of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles.[3]
Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District | |
 Chimborazo Museum, August 2008 | |
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| Location | Roughly N 30th-N 39th St., Chimborazo, Meldon, Oakwood, E Broad, Briel, E Clay, E Leigh, M, E Marshall, N, O, and P, Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°31′53″N 77°24′03″W / 37.53139°N 77.40083°W |
| Area | 434 acres (176 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| Architect | Anderson, D. Wiley; et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001372[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0821 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 18, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on September 8, 2004, and the National Register of Historic Places on March 18, 2005.[1] [4]
References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Kimberly Merkel Chen (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying photo
- ^ The records for Virginia have yet to be digitized by the National Park Service though the registration form is available through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form).