Charles Shifflett and Thomas A. Gresham, associated architects 1961, plus additions 30 Malvern Avenue There is an outbreak of fine ecclesiastical architecture in the vicinity of Malvern Avenue between Grove Avenue and West Cary Street. The congregation of Reveille United Methodist Church occupies a stunning colonial revival sanctuary that was constructed in 1954. Seventh Street …
Architect: Unknown Date: 1960 (Georgetown Apartments) and 1962 (Mount Vernon Condominiums) Address: Hamilton St between Grove Ave and Monument Ave The Georgetown Apartments and Mount Vernon Condominiums together form one of the largest collections of suburban housing in Richmond. The complex is arrayed along the west side of the I-195 Expressway in the near …
Baskervill & Son, and Samuel Hannaford & Sons, and Commonwealth Architects adaptive reuse architect 1957, adaptive reuse 2008 1350 Westwood Avenue Ginter Place is a handsome, seven story, 69-unit, mid-century modern condominium tower that rises above the lush tree canopy of Laburnum Park, an early 20th century suburb of mostly upscale Colonial Revival and Art …
William C. Noland, Noland and Baskervill 1906 13 W. Franklin St In Richmond, a Franklin Street address carries a special cache. Grand homes, apartments, offices, and institutions give the street it’s eclectic and urbane character. In recognition of its unique assortment of architectural assets, the street was designated as a city historic district in …
Carneal & Johnston, architect, and Architecture Design Office (ADO), renovation architect 1917, renovated 2019 1000 Carlisle Ave. Aside from the Capitol, and the New Market Corporation headquarters atop Gambles Hill, no building occupies a Richmond riverfront hilltop so majestically as the Schoolhouse at Artisan Hill. The former Robert S. Fulton School served Richmond public elementary students …
Architect unknown 1847 116 S. Third Street The Virginia Education Association building, also known as the Henry Coalter Cabell House, is a rare architectural vestige of Gamble’s Hill, formerly a fashionable residential neighborhood in the 1800s. Until 1957, the district’s two main thoroughfares of Third and Fourth streets led to Gamble Hill Park, the site of Pratt’s Castle, …
Hallett and Pratt, architect and Edward H. Winks, James Snowa, restoration architects 1921, restoration 2001 1301 West Broad Street The stretch of West Broad Street that cuts through the Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park campus from Belvidere to Lombardy streets is lined with mostly sprawling and architecturally uninspired dormitories, sports facilities and other institutional buildings. But …
Hallett & Pratt, architect 1920 1200 Wilmington Ave. The somber-looking, skintled brick, Gothic Revival, and sparsely-landscaped complex that served Ginter Park Baptist Church for almost a century was built of elements that date to long before 1920. Herein lies an intriguing saga of architectural recycling that begins downtown with a Presbyterian church on East …
Parish & Schroeder 1908 1300 Westwood Avenue With an imposing Corinthian temple front of six colossal columns, excellent proportions, and exquisite red brick work, three-story “Laburnum” may be the most splendid country house in greater Richmond. Its setting, however, is a mish-mash of elements that include a former mid-century modern hospital (and later adjacent medical …
James Knox Taylor, supervising architect 1910 1009 Hull St. The former Manchester post office is an architectural gem. If the 20th century is called “The American Century,” this jingoistic spirit was reflected in the federal government’s 1901 decision to have its major public buildings reflect the dignified and classical architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. …