Tuckahoe Apartments

Tuckahoe Apartments
Tuckahoe Apartments, July 2011
Location 5621 Cary Street Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389Coordinates: 37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1928 (1928)-1929
Architect Lee, W. Duncan
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 01000065[1]
VLR # 127-5820
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 2, 2001
Designated VLR September 13, 2000[2]

Tuckahoe Apartments, also known as The Tuckahoe, is a historic apartment building in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by W. Duncan Lee and built in 1928-1929. It is a massive, six-story, red brick, Georgian Revival style building. It was built as a luxury "apartment-hotel". The building features original brick-walled entry court, parlors, galleries, solaria, roof terraces, and a domed cupola. The building has 59 apartments.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Anna M.R. Gray and Mary Harding Sadler (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tuckahoe Apartments" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos


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