Ashland Historic District

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Ashland Historic District
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LocationCenter, Racecourse, James, Howard, Clay Sts., Hanover and Railroad Aves., Ashland, Virginia
Coordinates 37°45′30″N77°28′50″W / 37.75833°N 77.48056°W / 37.75833; -77.48056
Area159 acres (64 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Early Commercial
NRHP reference No. 83003284 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 1983

The Ashland Historic District encompasses the historic central core of Ashland, Virginia, now a suburb of nearby Richmond. The town developed in the mid-19th century as a summer resort area, but in the late 19th and early 20th century it grew more significantly as a streetcar suburb of its larger neighbor. Its central core had its biggest building boom between about 1875 and 1920, and contains a large assortment of high-quality residences in Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and other styles. The district is centered on the junction of Center Street with Virginia State Route 54, and has a roughly cruciform shape covering 159 acres (64 ha). [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ashland Historic District" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2017.