Tuckahoe Apartments

Tuckahoe Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Tuckahoe Apartments, July 2011
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Location	5621 Cary Street Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°34′5″N77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1928 (1928)-1929
Architect	W. Duncan Lee
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	01000065 [1]
VLR No.	127-5820
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2001
Designated VLR	September 13, 2000 [2]

Tuckahoe Apartments, also known as The Tuckahoe, is a historic apartment building in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by W. Duncan Lee and built in 1928–1929. It is a massive, six-story, red brick, Georgian Revival style building. It was built as a luxury "apartment-hotel". The building features original brick-walled entry court, parlors, galleries, solaria, roof terraces, and a domed cupola. The building has 59 apartments. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ^[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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. Anna M.R. Gray and Mary Harding Sadler (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tuckahoe Apartments" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos