Hermitage Road Historic District
Why it's listed
Hermitage Road Historic District covers four blocks of a wide, tree-lined boulevard in Richmond's Northside, running from Laburnum Avenue to Westbrook Avenue. It began in the late 1800s as a string of country estates for prominent Richmond families and grew into a suburb of upper- and middle-class homes. Lewis Ginter's Lakeside Streetcar Line ran down the center of the road from 1897, and a landscaped median replaced the tracks in 1929. Three planned neighborhoods, Rosedale, Bellevue Park and Virginia Place, were platted along the road between 1909 and 1912. Colonial Revival is the dominant style, alongside Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Italian Renaissance, Tudor Revival, Craftsman and Prairie houses. Several large homes were designed by architect D. Wiley Anderson. The district also includes a Bellevue Arch from 1894 and a monument to General A.P. Hill. It was listed for its link to streetcar suburban development and for its well-preserved architecture, laid out with deep setbacks and spacious lots.
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| Styles | Late Victorian (Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque); Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals (Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Italian Renaissance); Bungalow/Craftsman; Prairie School; Modern |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 73 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Hermitage Road Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.