{"nrhp_refnum":"05001108","name":"Jackson Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["VDHR File # 127-0237"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1/2-17 E. Marshall St.; 0-24 W. Marshall St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.54854251300006,"lon":-77.44096616126916,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Jackson Ward Historic District in Richmond, Virginia, covering the 00-block of Marshall Street (about 1/2-17 E. Marshall and 0-24 W. Marshall). It includes 18 contributing buildings, mostly dwellings and commercial buildings built roughly between 1870 and 1930.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the area is significant under Criterion A for its link to Richmond's diverse ethnic population, from immigrant and Jewish merchants to the later African American community and Civil Rights-related organizations. Under Criterion C it adds a varied group of Italianate and Victorian Eclectic dwellings and early twentieth-century commercial buildings consistent with the existing district. The Samuel Binswanger House, tied to the nationwide Binswanger Glass Company, adds further importance.","narrative":"Two blocks of Marshall Street in Richmond were left out of the original Jackson Ward Historic District in 1976 because so much historic fabric seemed lost. Later research showed that much of the gap was never built on, having served as a lumber yard and later a used car lot and gas station. The added area holds thirteen dwellings, five commercial buildings, a warehouse and a factory, built roughly between 1870 and 1930. Most dwellings are two-story, three-bay Italianate brick houses with bracketed cornices, and one large Victorian Eclectic house dates to about 1915. Early twentieth-century commercial buildings include Moderne and Art Deco examples. The Samuel Binswanger House, built about 1874, keeps its cast-iron porch and was home to the founder of a national glass distribution company. In the late nineteenth century the block housed immigrants and skilled tradesmen, and by the 1920s its residents were largely African American, with several Black organizations based there.","period_of_significance":"1800-1926 (1940-1970 for Civil Rights buildings only)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian (Victorian Eclectic, Italianate); Commercial style; Moderne; Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Several dwellings, including five on the south side of the street, are described as vacant and boarded up; other buildings remain in commercial, club, church or residential use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.267937-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/6831/41683149/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05001108.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000982","name":"James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/james-river-and-kanawha-canal-historic-district-71000982/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683149","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/jackson-ward-historic-district-boundary-increase-05001108/"}