Ashland Historic District

The Ashland Historic District encompasses the historic central core of Ashland, Virginia, now a suburb of nearby Richmond. The town developed in the mid-19th century as a summer resort area, but in the late 19th and early 20th century it grew more significantly as a streetcar suburb of its larger neighbor. Its central core had its biggest building boom between about 1875 and 1920, and contains a large assortment of high-quality residences in Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, and other styles. The district is centered on the junction of Center Street with Virginia State Route 54, and has a roughly cruciform shape covering 159 acres (64 ha).[2]

Ashland Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Center, Racecourse, James, Howard, Clay Sts., Hanover and Railroad Aves., Ashland, Virginia
Coordinates	37°45′30″N 77°28′50″W
Area	159 acres (64 ha)
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Early Commercial
NRHP reference No.	83003284[1]
Added to NRHP	February 11, 1983

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hanover County, Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Ashland Historic District" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-15.