Laburnum Park Historic District

Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Laburnum Park Historic District
Virginia Landmarks Register
Laburnum Park Historic District, August 2012
37°34′52″N 77°27′23″W / 37.58111°N 77.45639°W / 37.58111; -77.45639
Area116 acres (47 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectHallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G.; et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.01001573[1]
VLR No.127-5895
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2002
Designated VLRFebruary 5, 2002, March 15, 2006[2]

The Laburnum Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 226 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures located north of downtown Richmond. The primarily residential area developed starting in the early-20th century as one of the city's early "streetcar suburbs" and as home to several important local institutions. The buildings are in a variety of popular early-20th century architectural styles including Queen Anne and Colonial Revival. It was developed as neighborhood of middle-to-upper-class, single-family dwellings. Notable buildings include the Laburnum House (1908), Richmond Memorial Hospital (1954–1957), Richmond Memorial Hospital Nursing School (1960–1961), "The Hermitage" (1911), Laburnum Court (1919), Veritas School.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Edna Johnston & Kathryn Gettings Smith (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laburnum Park Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Alison Dayton and Jean McRae (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laburnum Park Historic District (Amendment)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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