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2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District

Coordinates: 37°33′20″N 77°28′36″W / 37.55556°N 77.47667°W / 37.55556; -77.47667
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2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District
2900 Block Grove Avenue, May 2011
2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District is located in Virginia
2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District
2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District is located in the United States
2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District
Location2901, 2905, 2911, and 2915 Grove Ave., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′20″N 77°28′36″W / 37.55556°N 77.47667°W / 37.55556; -77.47667
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Built byWest End Improvement Co.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.73002223[1]
VLR No.127-0238
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1973
Designated VLROctober 17, 1972[2]

The 2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses five contributing buildings including three Queen Anne style houses and a square house with Mission/Spanish Revival decorative details. The houses were built between the late-1890s and 1912. Also included is a row of wooden carriage houses with cupolas and gingerbread scroll work.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: 2900 Block Grove Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map