Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 06/21/2012
NRHP Listing Date 10/03/2012
NRHP Reference Number 12000851
The Forest Hill Historic District in Richmond arose as a trolley car suburb in an area just south of the James River and the city of Richmond’s historic central business district. One of several streetcar neighborhoods that arose in Richmond during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, Forest Hill features a blend of house sizes, from the large and sprawling Victorian Queen Anne and Colonial Revival-style mansions on park-like lots to modest, small-scale, Craftsman-style bungalows and Tudor Revival dwellings on smaller lots, among other popular architectural styles.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: April 16, 2021
