Holly Lawn

Holly Lawn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Holly Lawn, July 2011
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Location	4015 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°35′21″N77°27′49″W / 37.58917°N 77.46361°W / 37.58917; -77.46361
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1901;124 years ago (1901)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	82004587 [1]
VLR No.	127-0055
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1982
Designated VLR	May 18, 1982 [2]

Holly Lawn, also known as the Richmond Council of Garden Clubs House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a large 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style buff-colored brick dwelling with an irregular plan and massing. It features a one-story, wrap-around porch; a two-story entrance tower topped by a pyramidal roof; and a hipped roof broken by gable-, hipped-, and conical roofed dormers with square casement windows. Holly Lawn was built for Andrew Bierne Blair, a prominent Richmond insurance agent. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holly Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo