Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District

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
Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District is located in Virginia
Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District
Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District is located in the United States
Oakwood–Chimborazo Historic District
LocationRoughly N 30th-N 39th St., Chimborazo, Meldon, Oakwood, E Broad, Briel, E Clay, E Leigh, M, E Marshall, N, O, and P, Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°31′53″N 77°24′03″W / 37.53139°N 77.40083°W / 37.53139; -77.40083
Area434 acres (176 ha)
Built1861
ArchitectAnderson, D. Wiley; et al.
Architectural styleLate 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 NRHPMarch 18, 2005
Designated VLRSeptember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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).