Grace Street Commercial Historic District

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Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Hotel John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia Postcard.jpg
Hotel John Marshall, c. 1930s
Grace Street Commercial Historic District is located in Virginia
Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Adams, Broad, 8th and Franklin Sts.; 626, 700 E. Broad St., 12-118 N. 8th St., 707-715 E. Franklin St., 2-18 and 13 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia
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Area 48.5 acres (19.6 ha)
Built 1844 (1844)
Architect Howell, C.K.; et al.
Architectural style Chicago, Classical Revival, Mission/spanish Revival, Colonial Revival, International Style
NRHP Reference # 98000739, 09000924 (Boundary Increase)[1]
VLR # 127-0857
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 13, 1998, November 12, 2009 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR December 2, 1997; September 17, 2009[2]

The Grace Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings located in downtown Richmond. The buildings reflect the core of the city's early 20th century retail development and the remnants of a 19th-century residential neighborhood. The buildings are in a variety of popular 19th century and early 20th century architectural styles including Classical Revival, Mission Revival, International Style, and Colonial Revival. Notable buildings include the Administration and Equipment Building for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company (1929), Thalhimer's Department Store, Atlantic Life Building (1950-1959), Miller & Rhodes Department Store, Berry-Burk Building, former W. W. Foster Studios (1927), Bank of Virginia (1949), Investment Realty Company building (1930), W.T. Grant Store (1939), Hotel John Marshall (1927), Franklin Federal Savings and Loan building (1954), and the Tompkins House (1820). Located in the district and separately listed are the Loew's Theatre, Centenary United Methodist Church, Joseph P. Winston House, Central National Bank, and National Theater.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, with a boundary increase in 2009.[1]

References

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