Museum District, Richmond, Virginia

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West of Boulevard Historic District
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Museum District, Richmond, Virginia is located in Virginia
Museum District, Richmond, Virginia
Location Roughly bounded by Colonial Ave., W. Grace St., Cutshaw Ave., Thompson St., and Ellwood Ave., Richmond, Virginia
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Area 249 acres (101 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Multiple
NRHP Reference # 94000153 [1]
VLR # 127-0742
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 07, 1994
Designated VLR December 8, 1993[2]

The Museum District, alternately known as West of the Boulevard,[3] or the Upper Fan, is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It is anchored by the contiguous six-block tract of museums along the west side of Boulevard, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Historical Society, hence the name.

It is roughly bounded by the Boulevard on the east, I-195 on the west, Monument Avenue and Broad Street on the north, and Carytown on the south. Much of that is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

Parts of the area had been in active use as farmland into the late 19th century, and though part was notably used as a Civil War veteran's home at that time, it was primarily developed between 1895 and 1940.[4] It is largely populated with townhouses in styles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4] Though much of the district is residential, there are several schools, religious facilities, and other institutional uses throughout.[4]

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  3. This is the name used in the current Master Plan for the city (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) The National Register uses "West of Boulevard" (sans definite article), while the area neighborhood association uses the "Museum District" as its primary name, though referring to "West of the Boulevard" as well (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
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