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Tuckahoe Apartments

Coordinates: 37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389
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Tuckahoe Apartments
Tuckahoe Apartments, July 2011
Tuckahoe Apartments is located in Virginia
Tuckahoe Apartments
Tuckahoe Apartments is located in the United States
Tuckahoe Apartments
Location5621 Cary Street Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1928 (1928)-1929
ArchitectW. Duncan Lee
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.01000065[1]
VLR No.127-5820
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2001
Designated VLRSeptember 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

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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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 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