English Village (Richmond, Virginia)

English Village
English Village, March 2011
Location 3418-3450 Grove Ave., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′31″N 77°29′3″W / 37.55861°N 77.48417°W / 37.55861; -77.48417Coordinates: 37°33′31″N 77°29′3″W / 37.55861°N 77.48417°W / 37.55861; -77.48417
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect J. Bascom Rowlett; Davis Brothers
Architectural style Colonial architecture, Tudor architecture
NRHP reference # 83003302[1]
VLR # 127-0374
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 29, 1983
Designated VLR August 16, 1983[2]

English Village is a historic cooperative apartment complex in Richmond, Virginia. The planned community was designed by Richmond architect Bascom Joseph Rowlett and built in 1927. It consists of Tudor Revival style brick and half-timber buildings. The building complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The development includes 17 attached 2 1/2-story units organized in a U-shape around a central courtyard set back from the street.[3]

English Village is one of the first cooperatives in the city of Richmond, an early example of a 1920s planned community. The infrastructure is largely shared amongst the units, with radiant heating utilizing water delivered from a central boiler system.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Mary Ellen Bushey and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: English Village" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "About English Village". English Village RVA. Retrieved 19 April 2015.


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