Town of Barton Heights Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Town of Barton Heights Historic District

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
Listed
August 5, 2003
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000592

About this property

Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s. Begun as an area of development in Henrico County, Virginia in 1890 by James H. Barton, Barton Heights rapidly developed as the result of being linked via streetcar in 1894 across the deep ravine of the Bacon's Quarter branch of Shockoe Creek, which flows into the Shockoe Valley. The area incorporated as a town in 1896, and was annexed by the city of Richmond in 1914. The Town of Barton Heights Historic District encompasses 367 contributing buildings (305 main buildings and 62 outbuildings). They are primarily spacious wood-frame houses, most built in the first quarter of the 20th century, and sited on 50-foot-wide lots. The houses are largely built in the Queen Anne or Colonial Revival style. Neighborhoods - Richmond (VA) website Archived March 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Location

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
37.56158, -77.43274

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Barton Heights Cemeteries
Early Republic
0.2 mi
High-Rise for the Elderly
Industrial
0.6 mi
Almshouse, The (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.6 mi
Almshouse, The (Additional Documentation)
Industrial
0.6 mi
Battery Court Historic District
Colonial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Bloody Run — Bacon's Rebellion
1676Colonial
1.3 mi

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When was Town of Barton Heights Historic District listed on the National Register?

Town of Barton Heights Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 2003.

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Town of Barton Heights Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Town of Barton Heights Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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