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Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

2018 Princess Anne Avenue

c. 1911

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2018 Princess Anne Avenue Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 7, 2024
1. 2018 Princess Anne Avenue Marker
Inscription. This house, known as the Wicker House, was constructed in 1911. It was the last house to be constructed on this block, which was then named Park Ave. The original owner, Reverend J. J. Wicker, pastor of Leigh Street Baptist Church sold the house in 1920 to J. T. Mooney, the president of Baldwin & Brown, Inc. This Colonial Revival house features stretcher bond brick with decorative brick work on the upper stories. The large front porch has a geometric designed balustrade and Doric columns, beneath which is a tri-part window and front entry door with patterned transoms. Later residents include Alex P. Thornton, president of Star Warehouse Corp. and the secretary-treasurer of K. E. Victor Co., Inc. and J. B. Welsh, a clerk for the city treasurer. This house is listed as a contributing structure to the Union Hill Historic District on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Erected by The Church Hill Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & CommerceReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
 
Location. 37° 32.16′ N, 77° 25.22′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Church Hill. It is at the intersection
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of Princess Anne Avenue and North 21st Street, on the right when traveling west on Princess Anne Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2018 Princess Anne Avenue, Richmond VA 23223, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2014 Princess Anne Avenue (a few steps from this marker); 420 N. 23rd Street (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 414 N. 23rd Street (about 700 feet away); 2214 E. Marshall Street (about 700 feet away); 411 N. 23rd Street (about 800 feet away); 2302 East Marshall Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2306 East Marshall Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2106 E. Broad Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.
 
2018 Princess Anne Avenue image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 7, 2024
2. 2018 Princess Anne Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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