Duncan Lee 1929 5621 Cary Street Road It was the eve of the Great Depression. Completion in 1929 of The Tuckahoe, a condominium that lords over the busy intersection of Three Chopt and Cary Street roads, marked the end of Richmond’s first wave of high rise apartment construction. The Chesterfield (1902); the Gresham Court and …
Architect Unknown, 1902 improvements by Marion J. Dimmock; 1909 west annex by William C. West; 1928 east annex by Clarence H. Hinnant 1857 plus additions 1101 Bainbridge Street This stalwart brick structure, set atop a rough-hewn granite retaining wall, possesses a dramatic temple front composed of three bays and four colossal Ionic columns. The exterior …
711 St. Christopher’s Rd. Baskervill and Son (original campus) Various architects (later buildings) For more than a century, St. Christopher’s School has been preparing Richmond boys for entry into Virginia’s elite. The school now educates children from Kindergarten through the 12th grade, leading them up an education staircase and leaving them at the front door …
1860 205 N. 19th St. The Pace-King Mansion sits in Shockoe Bottom, the bustling urban district anchored by the 17th Street Farmer’s Market. Richmond got its start here, and successive waves of growth have radiated outward. Despite centuries of change, including the explosion of commercial construction around the turn of the 20th century, some relics …
1003 Grove Avenue 1851 This article was made possible by a generous donation to ArchitectureRichmond on behalf of Ms. Susan Kang. ArchitectureRichmond’s staff would like to thank Susan Kang and the Kang family for their support for and interest in Richmond’s architecture and history. Ms. Kang also provided a selection of her own photographs, which …
(originally the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory) 122 W. Leigh St. 1895, Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, architect 2016, Baskervill, architect for addition and renovation Images of the original armory were taken by Michael Phillips, and images of the addition by Baservill were taken by Ansel Olson and provided by the firm. After the Civil War the United …
Capitol Square Alexander Parris and W. Duncan Lee (rear addition) 1811. Rear addition, 1906. Gov. John Barbour moved into the Executive Mansion, situated in the northeastern corner of Capitol Square, in 1811. Today it is still the home of Virginia’s governor, making it the nation’s oldest official gubernatorial residence in continuous use. The house was …
4026 MacArthur Avenue Adolph O. Budina 1937 MacArthur Avenue, in Northside’s Bellevue neighborhood, has become something of a destination for eating out with a number of intimate fine dining options joining a popular comfort food destination, Dot’s Back Inn, and the Stir Crazy coffee house. But the landmark on the street, albeit disfigured, is the …
2501 W Broad St Marcellus E. Wright 1925 Though it now shares the street with nearly deserted surface parking lots and fast food chains, the William Byrd Apartments stand as a relic of urban commerce and mass transit. Conceived as a bold commercial node to pair with the newly opened Broad Street Station across the …
Carl Ruehrmund, renovation by Hower Studio 1905, 2012 renovation 310 N. 33rd St. Compared to its diminutive neighbors, the Lava Lofts is a monument. In more urbane company, the building might not be so compelling, perhaps not even notable. But as it is, Lava Lofts is exemplary of a certain kind of urban relationship in …