Carver Industrial Historic District
The Carver Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Carver, Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings located west of downtown Richmond. The industrial area developed between 1890 and 1930, along the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The buildings are in a variety of popular 19th-century and early 20th century architectural styles including Queen Anne and Romanesque.
Carver Industrial Historic District | |
 Carver Industrial Historic District, December 2011 | |
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| Location | Marshall, Lombardy, Clay, and Harrison Sts., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′15″N 77°27′11″W |
| Area | 23.3 acres (9.4 ha) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000559[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-5812 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 1999[2] |
Notable buildings include the Peter Stumpf Brewing Company or the Home Brewery (1891), Baughman Stationery Company (1903), Consumers' Ice Company building (1906), American Tobacco Company warehouse (1906), Eagle Paper Company building (1912), Export Leaf Tobacco Company factory (1915), Haines, Jones and Cadbury Company (1926), Saunders Oil Company building (c. 1930), and the Virginia Railroad and Power Company substation (1915).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- Kimberly M. Chen (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carver Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
