Chatsworth School
The Chatsworth School is a one-room schoolhouse located in Antioch, an African American community in the Varina District of Henrico County. Built ca. 1916, the school provided education to African […]
Sandston Historic District
The Sandston Historic District in Henrico County (located southeast of the city of Richmond) consists of 226 acres of one- to two-story single-family dwellings, churches, a small number of commercial […]
Dabbs House
The Dabbs House in Henrico County has had a multi-use history. It began in 1820 as a two-story, three-bay, side- gable, side-passage-plan farmhouse (pictured above) known as High Meadow. During […]
Highland Springs Historic District
The Highland Springs Historic District, in eastern Henrico County, arose as an electric streetcar suburb that began in 1890 when Edmund S. Read of Massachusetts purchased land to create a […]
The Civil War in Virginia, 1861-1865, Historic & Archaeological Resources (MPD)
The Civil War in Virginia, 1861-1865, Historic & Archaeological Resources Multiple Property Documentation (MPD) Form facilitates the nomination to the registers of the historic and archaeological resources of the Civil […]
Civil War-Era National Cemeteries (MPD)
This Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPD) facilitates the individual nomination of Civil War-era cemeteries. Many contain the fine architectural examples of a prototype design of lodges that were executed in […]
Markel Building
The Markel Building, a distinctive Richmond area landmark, is also one of the most unusual office buildings in Virginia. Designed in Neo-Expressionist style, the Henrico County office building was commissioned […]
Farmer’s Rest
Farmer’s Rest, a rural Greek Revival house, was built ca. 1835 in Henrico County by the prominent and wealthy landowner, Henry Cox. The house features a transverse-front-hall plan and two […]
James River Steam Brewery Cellars
The James River Steam Brewery Cellars are the sole surviving remnant of the James River Steam Brewery, which operated from 1866 to 1879. Built shortly before the advent of mechanical […]
Curles Neck Farm
Curles Neck Farm, in Henrico County, is situated at the heart of the James River’s Curles Neck peninsula, one of the earliest European-settled sites in Virginia. The farm’s legacy extends […]
