Laburnum Park Historic District
Historic district in Virginia, United States
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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]
Laburnum Park Historic District | |
Laburnum Park Historic District, August 2012 | |
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| Location | Westwood, Palmyra, Laburnum Park Boulevard (formerly Confederate Avenue), Wilmington, W. Laburnum Aves., Chatham, Gloucester and Lamont Sts., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′52″N 77°27′23″W |
| Area | 116 acres (47 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Hallett, Marcus A. & Pratt, Roy G.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001573[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-5895 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | February 5, 2002, March 15, 2006[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]