Monroe Ward in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mathew F. Pleasant Residence
11 East Franklin Street
— 0-100 Block East Franklin Street Historic District —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, November 10, 2023
1. Mathew F. Pleasant Residence Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 37° 32.608′ N, 77° 26.584′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Monroe Ward. Marker is on East Franklin Street west of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA 23219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Patrick H. Starke Residence (a few steps from this marker); Mary Wingfield Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Virginia Randolph Ellett School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World Series (about 500 feet away); Woman's Club (about 600 feet away); The Robertson Hospital (about 800 feet away); The AS Smith House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel Preston Moore (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
Also see . . . National Register Nomination Form.
This form was prepared in 1979 by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff includes descriptions for each building in the district. This particular house is mentioned a couple times in the form. The first is on page 7:
11: (Mathew F.Pleasant residence): brick; 3 stories; low-pitch roof; 3 bays; l-story, flat-roof porch i n east bay with paired fluted Corinthian columns, blank frieze, and dentils. Renaissance Revival. Ca. 1874. 1st-story windows above rectilinear panels. Architrave heads over 1st-floor window openings. Pedimented heads on 2nd-floor window openings. Segmentally arched heads over 3rd-floor window openings. String course divides 2nd and 3rd stories. Modillioned cornice topped by large roof parapet. Pleasant was a clerk for the U.S. District Court.
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Additionally, the house is mentioned on page 12 with the district's historical significance:
Two examples of the Renaissance Revival are town houses at 11 E. Franklin and 12 E. Main streets, the former being the more refined. Each is three stories in height, three bays in width, and follows a side-hall plan. 11 E. Franklin has cornices over first-story windows, triangular pedimented heads on the second story, and segmental pediments on the third story. A classically inspired parapet tops the modillioned cornice.(Submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
