Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
2514 E. Franklin Street
C. 1875
— Historic Richmond —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020
1. 2514 E. Franklin Street Marker
Inscription.
2514 E. Franklin Street. C. 1875. This Italianate two-story, pressed brick rowhouse was constructed along with the adjacent rowhouses (2510 and 2512 E. Franklin St.) prior to 1877 and retains its original bracketed eaves and pierced paneled cornice. The first recorded residents of the house, Rev. John M. Butler, pastor of Fulton Baptist Church, and his wife A. Wilkie Butler, resided here from 1879 through 1880. Other residents included Alfred B. Cheatham, clerk for the Virginia Steamboat Company, John F. Parkinson, policeman, William Miffleton, printer for J.W. Fergusson and Son, and James N. Smith, tinner. This house is listed as a contributing structure to the St. Johns Church Historic District listed on the Virginia Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
This Italianate two-story, pressed brick rowhouse was constructed along with the adjacent rowhouses (2510 and 2512 E. Franklin St.) prior to 1877 and retains its original bracketed eaves and pierced paneled cornice. The first recorded residents of the house, Rev. John M. Butler, pastor of Fulton Baptist Church, and his wife A. Wilkie Butler, resided here from 1879 through 1880. Other residents included Alfred B. Cheatham, clerk for the Virginia Steamboat Company, John F. Parkinson, policeman, William Miffleton, printer for J.W. Fergusson & Son, and James N. Smith, tinner. This house is listed as a contributing structure to the St. Johns Church Historic District listed on the Virginia Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
Location. 37° 31.781′ N, 77° 25.188′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Church Hill. Marker is on East Franklin Street just west of North 26th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2514 E Franklin St, Richmond VA 23223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2020
2. 2514 E. Franklin Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
