2014 Princess Anne Avenue. c. 1903. This Queen Anne house was built by John A. Kratz, an animal feed dealer turned bookkeeper. The generous front porch overlooks Jefferson Park, originally named Marshall Park. The house features decorative brickwork at the cornice with dentils and iron roof cresting. Three western bays project in a bow that terminates in a conical roof at the ornamental mansard roof. Mr. Kratz lived in the house until 1910, after which it was occupied by Morgan R. Mills, the President of the Virginia Equipment and Supply Company, Inc. 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.
This Queen Anne house was built by John A. Kratz, an animal feed dealer turned bookkeeper. The generous front porch overlooks Jefferson Park, originally named Marshall Park. The house features decorative brickwork at the cornice with dentils and iron roof cresting. Three western bays project in a bow that terminates in a conical roof at the ornamental mansard roof. Mr. Kratz lived in the house until 1910, after which it was occupied by Morgan R. Mills, the President of the Virginia Equipment and Supply Company, Inc. 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: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 37° 32.158′ N, 77° 25.232′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Church Hill. It is on Princess Anne Avenue west of North 21st Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2014 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.
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 113 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
