{"nrhp_refnum":"07000219","name":"Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)","other_names":["Vdhr #127-0375"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"100 Blk of E. Marshall St., S side. 300 Blks 1st and 2nd Sts. bet. Broad and Marshall Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond (Independent City)","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.547221164000064,"lon":-77.43950734054005,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary increase to the Broad Street Commercial Historic District in downtown Richmond, Virginia, covering the 100 block of East Marshall Street and the 300 blocks of North 1st and 2nd Streets. It contains eight contributing buildings and one non-contributing building, mostly two-story brick commercial buildings from about 1900 to 1925.","why_significant":"The area illustrates how mid-nineteenth century residential neighborhoods in Richmond were converted to commercial use as the central business district grew in the early twentieth century. It also embodies late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century revival and vernacular commercial architecture. It includes work by several local and regional architects.","narrative":"This boundary increase extends Richmond's Broad Street Commercial Historic District north into two half-blocks bounded by Marshall, First and Second Streets. It holds eight contributing buildings and one non-contributing building, mostly two-story brick structures with storefronts, decorative cornices and revival or vernacular commercial detailing. Maps and directories show the area was largely residential with a few small businesses in 1895 and 1905. Commercial uses then spread, and by 1924 the change from houses to businesses south of Marshall Street was complete. Shops included a bicycle repair shop, an auto garage, billiard parlors, a restaurant and specialty stores, though they were less stylish than those on Broad and Grace Streets. One surviving dwelling at 313 North 2nd Street, with a later storefront addition, recalls the earlier neighborhood. Architects represented include Henry T. Barnham, Luther T. Bengston and Davis Brothers. The demolished St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, designed by Charles Thaddeus Russell, is also part of the area's story. The period of significance runs from 1900 to 1925.","period_of_significance":"1900-1925","architect_builder":"L.T. Bengston, Marcellus & Wright, Henry T. Barnham, Charles Thaddeus Russell","architectural_style":"Commercial; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions include multiple dwelling, business, specialty store, restaurant, convenience store and professional uses. The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank and a Marcellus Wright store once stood in the area and have been demolished.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.777526-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/6830/41683023/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000219.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000219/bbfd02b0b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000219/bbfd02b0b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Jeff Auth at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VCU_East_on_Broad_by_Jeff_Auth.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Auth at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VCU_East_on_Broad_by_Jeff_Auth.jpg"},"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/41683023","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Commercial_Historic_District_(Richmond,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138909162"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/broad-street-commercial-historic-district-boundary-increase-ii-07000219/"}