Biotech and MCV District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Theatre Fire of December 26, 1811
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
1. Theatre Fire of December 26, 1811 Marker
The nearby monument bears the names of those who lost their lives in the theater fire of December 26, 1811. Those marked * may be misspelled.
North
Mary Gallego Elizabeth Page Jane Botts Lucinda C. Wilson Eleanor Gibson Elizabeth Patterson Sara Herron Scott* Rebecca Cook & child Jerrod Ann Greenhow Ann Lessle* Anna F. Braxton Mary Davis Mary Bosher Zepporah Marks* Laforest* Moss* Mary Girardin & child Picket* Josephine Convert & child Betsy Johnson
South
George W. Smith Edwin J. Harvie Benjamin Botts Almarine Marshall Joseph Jacobs John Welch Thomas Frazier* John B. Rezi* John Schrub* Robert Ferril Abraham B. Venable James Gibbon William Brown William Southgate George Dixon Edward Wanton James Waldon* Thomas Lacroix Nuttal Pleasant
East
Sarah C. Conyers Margaret Copland Mary Page Ann Craig Elvin Coutes* Eliza Jacobs Littlepage Judith Elliott Jane Wade Julia Harvie Eliza Stevenson Maria Nelson Arianna Hunter
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West
Mary Gabriella Whitelocke* Louisa Mayo Mary Clay Sally Gatewood Margaret Anderson Lucy Gwathney* Ann Morton Green Judith Judah Nancy Patterson
Erected 1965.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is December 26, 1811.
Location. 37° 32.329′ N, 77° 25.794′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Biotech and MCV District. It is on East Broad Street (U.S. 250) just west of College Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1228 College St, Richmond VA 23219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
2. Theatre Fire of December 26, 1811 Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Virginia Convention of 1788 (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Terrace (a few steps from this marker); Monumental Church (a few steps from this marker); St. Philip's Way (within shouting distance of this marker); First African Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named First African Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Medical College of Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Philip School of Nursing (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Egyptian Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
