2508 E. Marshall Street. c. 1859. This brick Greek Revival double house has a grand presence. It was built c. 1859 by John Nettles. the roof has a handsome cornice and the entrance porch has crisp, fluted columns. Robert S. Valentine, a clerk at Levy Bros., was a resident from 1879-1899. During this period, Marion Colbert of Colbert and Haynes Feed, Frayzer K. Pettus, salesman at Levy Bros., Jane Roane, widow, William Johnson and Wilson Johnson, African American laborers, were also tenants. The Charles J. Billups family, prominent owners of the Billups Funeral Home at 2500 E. Marshall, owned the house from 1948-2020. The house is listed as a contributing structure to the Church Hill North Historic District on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
This brick Greek Revival double house has a grand presence. It was built c. 1859 by John Nettles. the roof has a handsome cornice and the entrance porch has crisp, fluted columns. Robert S. Valentine, a clerk at Levy Bros., was a resident from 1879-1899. During this period, Marion Colbert of Colbert & Haynes Feed, Frayzer K. Pettus, salesman at Levy Bros., Jane Roane, widow, William Johnson and Wilson Johnson, African American laborers, were also tenants. The Charles J. Billups family, prominent owners of the Billups Funeral Home at 2500 E. Marshall, owned the house from 1948-2020. The house is listed as a contributing structure to the Church Hill North 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 1859.
Location. 37° 31.939′ N, 77° 25.045′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Church Hill. It is on East Marshall Street west of North 26th Street, on the right when traveling
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west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2508 East Marshall Street, 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 135 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
