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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia and Vicinity
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On Rocketts Way at Old Main Street on Rocketts Way.
East
1607-1707
Native Settlements and Early Colonization
May 24, 1607: days after landing at Jamestown, Christopher Newport left his fellow English colonists to explore the James River. Accompanied by “five gentlemen, . . . — — Map (db m54831) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles south of Parham Road (Virginia Route 73), on the right when traveling south.
Saint Joseph’s Villa, founded 25 Nov. 1834 and incorporated 3 Oct. 1868, is one of the oldest-operating children’s institutions in the United States. For 143 years administered by the Catholic Daughters of Charity as an orphanage and girls’ school, . . . — — Map (db m1919) HM
On Darbytown Road 0.1 miles east of Longbridge Road, on the right when traveling west.
Here stood the center of Longstreet's line of battle in the afternoon of June 30, 1862. The Confederates, coming from the west, attacked the Union line just beyond. The battle lasted all afternoon, with varying fortunes and much hand-to-hand . . . — — Map (db m16180) HM
Near Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) near Springdale Road, on the right when traveling east.
By the final week of June 1862, the Union army lay sprawled east of Richmond, on both sides of the flooded Chickahominy River. General George B. McClellan planned to move that army within artillery range of Richmond; Confederate leader Robert E. Lee . . . — — Map (db m34665) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) north of Azalea Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1864, Brook Road provided the most direct avenue of approach from the north for Union cavalry raids on Richmond. After defeating Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry at Yellow Tavern, four miles north of here, on 11 May 1864, Union . . . — — Map (db m54168) HM
On Townes Road 0.1 miles west of Foster Road, on the right when traveling west.
Grey Skipwith, Sr., a midshipman in the Confederate navy purchased the original site, formerly "Fort Hill", a Civil War parade ground, in 1890. Lord Alfred Bosson designed Bekeby, an English style Tudor mansion, in 1927 for Admiral Grey Skipwith, . . . — — Map (db m25611) HM
The earliest record of the property shows that Samuel Williamson owned the 400 acre tract in 1796. His son, Dabney, who inherited the property, owned a slave by the name Lewis who participated in Gabriel’s Rebellion in 1800. Lewis attempted to . . . — — Map (db m24748) HM
Near Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles west of Brook Road, on the right when traveling south.
(Preface): In May 1862, Union Gen. George B. McClellan led the Army of the Potomac up the Peninsula to the gates of Richmond. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia in June and began planning a . . . — — Map (db m55719) HM
Near Battlefield Park Road, Richmond, on the left when traveling south.
In the predawn darkness Federal soldiers storm over this outer wall. Hundreds of Confederates are asleep in their tents. Although the Federals are able to overrun Fort Harrison, General Hiram Burnham, commanding the lead brigade is killed. His . . . — — Map (db m15090) HM
On New Market Road (State Highway 5) at Tree Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south on New Market Road.
At daybreak on 3 April 1865, Federal troops formed to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment under Majors Atherton H. Stevens, Jr. and Eugene E. Graves moved up the Osborne Turnpike to its junction with New Market Road. Here they met Richmond . . . — — Map (db m16298) HM
Near Nine Mile Road 0.1 miles west of Dabbs House Road.
In the residence at the end of this lane, General R.E. Lee had headquarters from June 1 to June 26, 1862. Hither for conference came “Stonewall” Jackson, Longstreet, Stuart, A.P. Hill, D.H. Hill and other of his lieutenants. Here the . . . — — Map (db m15929) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
On May 27, 1771, a wall of water came roaring down the James River valley following ten to twelve days of intensive rain. As water swept through Richmond, buildings, boats, animals, and vegetation were lost. About one hundred fifty people were . . . — — Map (db m9248) HM
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
Fort Harrison (renamed Fort Burhham) as it appeared in 1864-65. At the time of construction, Fort Harrison was surrounded by open fields. — — Map (db m15486) HM
Near Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles west of Brook Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north.
The Confederate fortifications at Brook Hill were occupied forceably three times by Union cavalry during the Civil War. The initial raid during the night of May 4, 1863 by General Stoneman’s troops was of relatively little consequence. On March 1, . . . — — Map (db m15946) HM
On Markel Road 0.1 miles from Willow Lawn Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Markel Corporation commissioned architect Haig Jamgochian, a Richmond native, to design their headquarters in 1962. The aluminum clad conical structure was inspired by a baked potatto wrapped in foil served to Jamgochian while attending an . . . — — Map (db m25620) HM
Near Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360), on the right when traveling north.
June 26, 1862 “We expect to be in Richmond in a fortnight,” writes a young officer in the 7th Maine. With Federal troops close enough to set their watches by Richmond’s church bells, General Robert E. Lee orders his men to . . . — — Map (db m14972) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
Soon after landing at Jamestown in May 1607. Captain Christopher Newport, while exploring the James River discovered Turkey Island (two miles south). He named it for the large number of wild turkeys there. In 1684, William Randolph purchased Turkey . . . — — Map (db m9249) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Curles Neck Road, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
Archeologists uncovered building foundations near this location of a house believed to have been designed by Ryland Randolph in the late 1760s. Ryland Randolph (1738-1784) was the great-grandson of Pocahontas and the grandson of William Randolph and . . . — — Map (db m70544) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Farmers Circle Drive, on the right when traveling west on New Market Road.
The name derives from the resemblance of the tobacco introduced and grown by John Rolfe in 1614 to a variety grown in Varina, Spain. Varina was established as a town in 1680 and became the civil, judicial, and ecclesiastical center of Henrico . . . — — Map (db m9608) HM
On Huntsman Road 0.1 miles south of South Airport Drive, on the left when traveling west.
In 1947, Virginia received its first Air Guard unit designated as the 149th Fighter Squadron. Founded by the Virginia legislature in 1946 and recognized by the National Guard Bureau in 1947, it is directly descended from the historic 328th Fighter . . . — — Map (db m24852) HM
Near Battlefield Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
This depression is all that remains of a well that was dug to provide water for the soldiers of Fort Harrison. It was probably built by Confederates before the battle, and like the fort was captured on September 29, 1864. — — Map (db m15493) HM
Near West Club Lane 0.1 miles north of Fitzhugh Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Derived from a 1921 design by renowned golf architect Donald Ross, Westwood Golf Club served the public from 1927 to the mid-1930's. Following a change in ownership, Westwood Supper Club occupied the clubhouse from 1936 until 1950, when the Officers . . . — — Map (db m25619) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Herman Street, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
Five miles southwest. The house was built by William Randolph, son of William Randolph of Turkey Island, early in the eighteenth century. It was Lafayette's headquarters, May 15-20, 1781, just before Cornwallis crossed the James in pursuit of him. — — Map (db m24846) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
Just south of here on Brook Road (present-day U.S. Route 1) is the site of Yellow Tavern. North of the tavern, on 11 May 1864, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart deployed his Confederate cavalry to confront Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's Union cavalry as it . . . — — Map (db m10652) HM
On Lakeside Avenue (Virginia Route 161) at Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Lakeside Avenue.
Just one block southwest at Young's Spring on Upham Brook, slaves often congregated on weekends to hold religious services and social gatherings. This is where Gabriel, a slave of William Prosser, planned the slave rebellion scheduled for 30 August . . . — — Map (db m24740) HM
On Westover Road at Strollers Lane, on the right when traveling north on Westover Road.
Wilfred Cutshaw graduated from the Virginia
Military Institute in 1858 and served as a
lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Confederate
army. As Richmond’s city engineer (1873–1907),
he instituted an innovative system of civic
planning . . . — — Map (db m108007) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west.
The wall of granite ahead is the remnant of a small quarry. Granite from this site may have been used in the construction of the canal locks or canal arch in this park.
Quarrying was a major industry in Richmond during . . . — — Map (db m133708) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west.
The large granite building is what remains of the second oldest water pumping station in Richmond.
It was built in 1882 and provided drinking water for the City of Richmond for over forty years. Nine pumps on the first floor drew . . . — — Map (db m133703) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
The granite basin at your feet is a canal lock, a way to link high bodies of water to low ones. There are two locks in this park. They were built around 1830 by black slaves, Irish immigrants and Italian stone masons and are part of the . . . — — Map (db m133705) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
This sturdy granite Pump House looks like a church on the outside and a castle on the inside. It was designed by City Engineer and Civil War Veteran Colonel W. Cutshaw. The long vertical lines and sharply arched "lancet" windows show that . . . — — Map (db m133706) HM
On Pump House Drive east of James Falls Drive, on the right when traveling east.
A maze of rocks, rapids, channels and islands stretches along the James River between the 14th Street Bridge (3 miles to your left) and the Edward Wiley Memorial Bridge (4 miles to your right).
It is called the Fall Line . . . — — Map (db m133702) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
From this point you can see the remains of three different canals. Two of these canals were for transportation. One was for drinking water.
Look to your right: The flat, slow channel is the water supply for the Byrd Park Pump . . . — — Map (db m133707) HM
On North 28th Street just north of East Grace Street, on the left when traveling north.
David C. Kennedy was among the first residents of this Queen Anne home, built in 1905. Kennedy was the manager at hardware company Baldwin and Brown before becoming President of hardware company Kennedy Brothers and Kelham Inc. The business was . . . — — Map (db m149670) HM
On North 28th Street just north of East Grace Street, on the left when traveling north.
This brick Queen Anne double house was built in 1905. It features a bow projection topped by a domical turret. The well-preserved colored rosettes in the slate roof and the octagonal turret are also duplicated at #208. The first resident was Frank . . . — — Map (db m149669) HM
On East Broad Street east of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Construction began on the western end of this building in 1822. It front facade has since been altered due to lowering of the street level. This Federal style building has a distinctive history. After it was built by a carpenter, john Quarles, his . . . — — Map (db m149673) HM
On East Broad Street just east of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
This Italianate style house was constructed in 1892 and Stephen Gaylord, manager of Pioneer Beef and Provisions Company, was its first occupant. Prominent features of this home include an eloquent wooden porch, segmental arched windows, and . . . — — Map (db m149674) HM
On East Broad Street just east of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Commissioned in 1861, this Greek Revival was not completed until after the Civil War. Turpin owned with William Yarbrough the Turpin and Yarbrough Tobacco Co. located at 25th & Franklin which also served as the Second Alabama Hospital during the . . . — — Map (db m149676) HM
On East Broad Street just west of North 23rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1861 for William Yarbrough, one of Richmond's leading tobacconists, whose factory still stands at the SW corner of 25th and Franklin Streets. A classic example of the Late Greek Revival style with Italianate touches, it is credited to . . . — — Map (db m149677) HM
On East Franklin Street just east of North 25th Street, on the left when traveling east.
This three-bay brick Italianate townhouse was built no later than 1877 by a speculative builder It features a one-story porch with simple posts. The diminutive front yard features an iron fence with a welcoming gate. Watermen, Charles T., Daniel S. . . . — — Map (db m149656) HM
On East Franklin Street just west of North 26th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This Italianate two-story, pressed brick rowhouse was constructed along with the adjacent rowhouses (2510 and 2512 E. Franklin St.) prior to 1877 and retains its original bracketed eaves and pierced paneled cornice. The first recorded residents of . . . — — Map (db m149635) HM
On East Franklin Street just west of 27th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1848 by Frederick and William Anderson, part of a row of four town houses. Owned by the family Miss Ellen Wilkins Tompkins, 1877 - 1963. Demolished in 1969 by the City of Richmond for library expansion. Re-erected in 1969 - 1971. — — Map (db m149660) HM
On East Franklin Street just east of North 27th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This house reflects the architectural elements of the turn of the twentieth century with an Italianate cornice and simple porch with turned posts in a classical balustrade. It was constructed as one of three houses, 2706-2708-2610. Virginia V. . . . — — Map (db m149664) HM
On East Franklin Street just west of North 28th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This rowhouse was constructed at the turn of the twentieth century and features an Italianate cornice and simple porch with turned posts in a classical balustrade. Edward C. Saunders occupied the house from 1902-1914. He was a traveling salesman for . . . — — Map (db m149663) HM
On East Broad Street just west of North 28th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This classic brick three-bay townhouse was built c. 1886. The Italianate design features a delicate Eastlake porch. The city directory in 1886 lists Cyrus G. Bossieux of B. C. Bristow & Bro. as the first occupant. In 1889, Rev. T. P. Bell with the . . . — — Map (db m149671) HM
On Libby Terrace just west of North 30th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This three-bay brick house was the home of Dr. Frederick H. Langstedt, a physician. It was built no later than 1871. The original house features a restrained Italianate cornice, a delicate iron porch, stone window lintels and unusual, oversized . . . — — Map (db m149668) HM
On Libby Terrace just east of North 30th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This three-bay frame house was built c. 1881. The original design has been retrimmed with Georgian Revival details. The rear windows of the house have outstanding views of the river and surrounding neighborhoods. Originally, the house address was . . . — — Map (db m149667) HM
On North 29th Street just north of Libby Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
This quintessential Victorian style house features a bracketed Italianate porch and intricate oak-leaf pattern ironwork fence. It's earliest resident was W. C. Camp, a box manufacturer. Dr. Reverend James M. Frost, pastor of Leigh Street Baptist . . . — — Map (db m149665) HM
On East Leigh Street at North 29th Street, on the right when traveling west on East Leigh Street.
This Queen Anne building is an excellent example of preserved commercial architecture with its rusticated cast block walls, plate glass windows, mansard roof, and prominent storefront. It is part of a series of historically African-American owned . . . — — Map (db m133686) HM
On East Broad Street just east of North 23rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Burton-Farrar House
1818
2308 East Broad Street
is a contributing building to the
St. John's Church Historic District
Designated a
Virginia Historic Landmark
by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
and placed on the . . . — — Map (db m149672) HM
On North 29th Street just north of Libby Terrace when traveling north.
Built by Luther Libby whose warehouse during Civil War became the Libby Prison. Original Greek revival house has a classical entrance porch. A stepped, gable roof was replaced by a mansard roof before 1900. Other residents were Lemuel Powers . . . — — Map (db m149666) HM
On East Franklin Street just east of North 26th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This Greek Revival home was first purchased by James B. Royster, brother of Elmira Shelton. Royster was a tobacco manufacturer, druggist, commission merchant, and city auditor of Richmond. Jane C. Royster, wife and noted socialite, met Gen. . . . — — Map (db m149659) HM
On East Franklin Street just east of North 26th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Ligon House
Built 1850
is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark
And placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
— — Map (db m149661) HM
On East Franklin Street just east of North 27th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The
Pulliam House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1856
— — Map (db m149662) HM
On North 25th Street at East Grace Street, on the left when traveling south on North 25th Street.
The John Adams Double House, built in 1809,
was acquired for Historic Richmond Foundation with contributions in memory of
Wyndham Bolling Blanton, M. D.
physician and historian
a founder and first president of
Historic . . . — — Map (db m133771) HM
Near Dock Street at Pear Street, on the right when traveling east.
The red line above marks the highest known flood level at this location.
On June 20, 1972, Hurricane Agnes brought torrential rainfall to the Richmond region, with the flood crest occurring on June 23. At this spot, flood levels reached a . . . — — Map (db m133685) HM
On East Richmond Road at Oakwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Richmond Road.
After the First Battle of Manassas, Richmond appropriated this approximately 7.5 - acre lot on 12 Aug. 1861 for burial of Confederate war dead. These Soldiers from every Southern state either died in Richmond's military hospitals, such as . . . — — Map (db m15426) HM
On South 2nd Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling east on South 2nd Street.
Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8, carrying 74 U.S. Army recruits to Columbia, SC, crashed southeast of Richmond on 8 Nov. 1961. All of the recruits and three of the five crew members perished. At the time, the crash was the worst in Virginia history . . . — — Map (db m149634) HM
Near Tredegar Street 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Overshot waterwheels generated mechanical energy that operated all of Tredegar's furnaces and machinery from the time of the Iron Work's founding in 1837 until just after the American Civil War.
Turbines replaced Tredegar's waterwheel by the . . . — — Map (db m101432) HM
The Civil War framed the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Within weeks of his election in 1860 as the sixteenth American president, South Carolina seceded from the Union. The primary Confederate army surrendered on April 9, 1865, only days before . . . — — Map (db m4804) HM
Near Tredegar Street 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
This 6.4-inch Brooke rifled cannon became a great source of pride for the Confederacy. Named for its inventor, John Mercer Brooke, this type of gun was renowned for its superior range, accuracy, and reliability compared to to its smoothbore . . . — — Map (db m101430) HM
On South Belvidere Street (U.S. 1 / 301) at Rowe Street on South Belvidere Street.
This memorial
erected by the Commonwealth
of Virginia commemorates the
service and sacrifice of all
Virginians during
World War II··1941-45
and Korea···1950-53
Vietnam·····1955-75
Persian Gulf·1991
Above this, . . . — — Map (db m5073) WM
Among her many accomplishments, this African-American business woman, social activist and formidable community leader became the first woman bank president in America when she founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond in 1903. — — Map (db m119518) HM
On West Broad Street (U.S. 33) at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on West Broad Street.
1864 — Born July 15 to Elizabeth Draper and later works with her mother as a laundress to make ends meet
1883 — Graduates from Richmond Colored Normal School, teaches for three years before marrying Armstead Walker, Jr.
1899 . . . — — Map (db m108518) HM
Near Brander Street east of Manchester Road, on the left when traveling south.
Newton Hopper Ancarrow (1920-1991):
Mr. Ancarrow was born in Richmond and earned a chemistry and physics degree from the University of Richmond. After serving in World War II, he worked for American Tobacco as a chemist, and then Experiment, Inc. . . . — — Map (db m133682) HM
Near Brander Street east of Manchester Road, on the left when traveling south.
Regarded as a "living fossil," the Atlantic Sturgeon's appearance has changed little since the age of the dinosaurs. Capable of growing up to 14 feet in length, weighing 800 pounds, and living up to 60 years, they spend their adult years in the . . . — — Map (db m133770) HM
Near East 10th Street at Hull Street Road (U.S. 360).
This tablet is dedicated
to the memory of
Colonel Thomas Stegge, Jr.
proprietor of
the Falls Plantation, 1659-70
first land-patentee permanently
to reside at the falls of James River;
uncle and benefactor of William
Byrd I., . . . — — Map (db m30357) HM
Near Brander Street 0.2 miles east of Maury Street.
In October of 1841, Madison Washington and over 100 other men were sold from Richmond’s slave jails and ordered for export to New Orleans. Although the infamous Robert Lumpkin did not own his jail until 1844, he was one of several shippers in . . . — — Map (db m41828) HM
Near Brander Street 0.5 miles east of Maury Street.
Spanning nearly 350 years, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade displaced over 12 million Africans from their native lands to foreign soils. European traders eager to fill the labor vacuum in the New World participated in the capture and sale of African . . . — — Map (db m41821) HM
On Hull Street (U.S. 360) at East 14th Street, on the left when traveling west on Hull Street.
Dorothy I. Height, civil rights leader, was born in Richmond and lived in this neighborhood until 1916. For more than 50 years she worked for racial justice and gender equality. Serving on the national staff of the Young Women's Christian . . . — — Map (db m131549) HM
On Hull Street (U.S. 360) at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling east on Hull Street.
The 10th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (1947-1956), was born in Richmond. Virginia and lived on Old Dominion St. She was the longest serving National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. During her tenure as . . . — — Map (db m143047) HM
Near Hull Street Road (U.S. 360) near East 1st Street.
The still water in front of you once flowed freely to the right. It once spun the water wheels and turbines of several paper companies (like the one to your left), ...grist mills (where the grain elevator is now to your right) ...and an . . . — — Map (db m30068) HM
On East 10th Street at Hull Street Road (U.S. 360), on the left when traveling east on East 10th Street.
(front)
Here on the site of the old market
square the Manchester Elliott Grays,
the first volunteer company in this
section, was mustered into service
May 9, 1861, commanded by Louis
Francis Bossieux. After attending
services at . . . — — Map (db m30071) HM
On Hull Street (U.S. 360) at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hull Street.
On September 19, 1795, Manchester Lodge No. 14, A.F.&A. M., laid the cornerstone of its first temple on this site. The ceremony was conducted by the worshipful master Archibald Campbell, grand master John Marshall, and deputy grand master Robert . . . — — Map (db m19683) HM
Near Brander Street 0.6 miles east of Maury Street.
In the late 1700s, newly captured Africans walked this route from the docks to the slave jails near 15th and Franklin Streets. Chained at the neck and legs, they were marched at night to avoid offending citizens with their oozing sores, filth and . . . — — Map (db m30065) HM
Near Brander Street 0.5 miles east of Maury Street.
“But the circumstance which struck us most forcibly was how it was possible for such a number of human beings to exist, packed up and wedged together as tight as they could cram, in low cells three feet high, the greater part of which, except . . . — — Map (db m41871) HM
Near Brander Street 0.6 miles east of Maury Street.
The area around you was the site of events that shaped the history and culture of Richmond.
The stone docks (earlier made of wood) were the principal port for the collection and re-export of Virginia slaves. This awful trade was augmented by 5 . . . — — Map (db m30066) HM
“How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?” - Samuel Johnson, 1775
“We have the wolf by the ear and we can neither hold him nor safely let him go. Justice is on one scale and . . . — — Map (db m41827) HM
Near Hull Street (U.S. 360) north of Manchester Road, on the left when traveling north.
“A frank and honest effort to face up to the darkest side of our past, to understand the ways in which social evils evolve, should in no way lead to cynicism and despair, or to a repudiation of our heritage. The development of maturity means a . . . — — Map (db m41870) HM
On Brander Street east of Manchester Road, on the left when traveling south.
On May 21, 1607, a week after establishing Jamestown, Christopher Newport led a small band of colonists, including John Smith, up the James River. They were carrying out orders from their sponsors, the Virginia Company of London, to discover "the . . . — — Map (db m133683) HM
On North Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of West Main Street (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling north.
[Top plaque:]
The Fan Area Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Contributing
Structure
Erected
1914
Richmond Virginia
[Bottom plaque:]
This property
has been placed on the
National . . . — — Map (db m133721) HM
On North Arthur Ashe Boulevard south of Floyd Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
10 N. Boulevard
1915
— — Map (db m133720) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) south of West Cary Street (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
103 South Boulevard
1020
— — Map (db m133711) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of Parkwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
115 South Boulevard
1913
— — Map (db m133714) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) south of Parkwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
201 South Boulevard
1920
— — Map (db m133715) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) south of West Cary Street (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Alexander
1920
— — Map (db m133712) HM
On Monument Avenue at Roseneath Road, in the median on Monument Avenue.
[Inscription on east face of monument:]Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 1943 - 1993
World Champion, Author, Humanitarian,
Founder of Virginia Heroes, Incorporated,
Native of Richmond, Virginia.
This Monument was placed at Monument Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m22823) HM
On Grove Avenue west of Roseneath Road, on the right when traveling west.
[Top plaque:]
This property
English Village
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque:]
English Village
has been . . . — — Map (db m133723) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of West Cary Street (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Fairfax
1920
— — Map (db m133722) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Route 161) north of West Cary Street (Route 147), on the right when traveling south.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Kenmore
1920
— — Map (db m133717) HM
On North Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Park Lane
1920
— — Map (db m133701) HM
On North Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of Ellwood Avenue (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling south.
Six North Boulevard
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1921
— — Map (db m133718) HM
On South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of Parkwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Southland
1920
— — Map (db m133713) HM
On North Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) at West Grace Street, in the median on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
The Boulevard Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m133700) HM
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