D.C. TO RICHMOND SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL

ARCHITECTURAL RECONNAISSANCE Rͳ10SURVEY, ELGN SEGMENT ΈSEGMENT 14Ή
August 2016

Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the

Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia High

Speed Rail Project  

Elmont to Greendale (ELGN) Segment,  

Hanover and Henrico Counties  
Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. 

to Richmond, Virginia High Speed Rail Project 

Elmont to Greendale (ELGN) Segment, 

Hanover and Henrico Counties 

by 

Adriana T. Lesiuk and M. Chris Manning 

Prepared for 

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 

600 E. Main Street, Suite 2102 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Prepared by 

DC2RVA Project Team 

801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

August 2016 

Kerri S. Barile, Principal Investigator August 2016 
D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail i Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

ABSTRACT 

Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (Dovetail), on behalf of the Virginia Department of Rail and 

Public Transportation (DRPT), conducted a reconnaissance-level architectural survey of the 

Elmont to Greendale (ELGN) segment of the Washington, D.C. to Richmond Southeast High 

Speed Rail (DC2RVA) Project. The proposed Project is being completed under the auspices of the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in conjunction with DRPT. Because of FRA’s 

involvement, the undertaking is required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The 

Project is being completed as Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) File Review 

#2014-0666. 

The DC2RVA corridor is divided into 22 segments and this document focuses on the ELGN 

segment only. This report includes background data that will place each recorded resource within 

context and the results of fieldwork and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations 

for all architectural resources identified within the ELGN segment. All other segments will be 

discussed in separate reports. For the purposes of the current report, the architectural area of 

potential effects (APE) is defined as extending 500 feet on either side of the center of the existing 

railroad alignment except in urban areas, where the APE is limited to one city block to either side 

of the existing rail centerline, plus any areas where alterations to a resource’s setting and feeling 

are likely to occur as a result of the Project. This report details the findings of buildings, objects, 

and districts over 48 years of age within the APE (the age limit was developed to correspond with 

the anticipated 2017 project completion date). All structures that meet the NRHP 48-year age 

criterion within the architectural APE of the DC2RVA corridor will be included in a subsequent 

report spanning the entire 123-mile corridor. The results of the archaeological survey are also 

discussed in separate reports. 

In total, the DC2RVA Project Team surveyed 109 historic architectural resources within the ELGN 

segment, 12 of which were previously recorded and 97 were newly recorded historic resources. 

The Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292) was previously listed in the NRHP and 

it is recommended the resource remain NRHP listed. The Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) 

was previously determined potentially eligible for the NRHP by DHR staff and it is 

recommended that the Yellow Tavern Battlefield retain that status. The Robert Stiles Building 

(043-0292-0001) was previously unevaluated for NRHP eligibility and is recommended as 

potentially individually eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and C and contributing to the 

Laurel Industrial School Historic District. Three previously recorded resources that were 

unevaluated for NRHP eligibility (Lewis-McLeod House [043-0690]; Mill Road Historic District 

[043-0693]; and Hunton Treasures [043-0694]) are recommended as potentially eligible under 

Criterion C. Two newly recorded resources (House at 11501 Old Washington Highway [043-

5646] and the Darling Smokestack [043-5657]), are recommended as potentially eligible for 

listing in the NRHP under Criterion C. The remaining 101 resources are recommended not 

individually eligible for listing in the NRHP. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Abstract ........................................................................................................................................................ i

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... ii

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 Project Location .......................................................................................................................... 1-3

1.2 Project Description ..................................................................................................................... 1-6

2. HISTORIC CONTEXT ............................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Hanover County ......................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.3.1 Anglo Settlement and the Establishment of Hanover County ............................. 2-1

2.3.2 Early Industries and the Revolutionary War .......................................................... 2-2

2.3.3 The Antebellum Years ................................................................................................ 2-3

2.3.4 The Civil War in Hanover County ............................................................................ 2-4

2.3.5 Into the Twentieth Century........................................................................................ 2-4

2.3.6 World War I to World War II (1917–1945) ............................................................... 2-5

2.3.7 The New Dominion to Present .................................................................................. 2-5

2.2 Henrico County .......................................................................................................................... 2-5

2.2.1 Contact Period (1607–1630) ........................................................................................ 2-5

2.2.2 Settlement to Society Period (1630–1750) ................................................................. 2-6

2.2.3 Colony to Nation Period (1750–1789) ....................................................................... 2-7

2.2.4 Early National Period (1789–1830) ............................................................................ 2-7

2.2.5 Antebellum Period (1830-1860) ................................................................................. 2-8

2.2.5 Civil War (1861–1865) ................................................................................................. 2-8

2.2.6 Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks (May 31–June 1, 1862) ..................................... 2-8

2.2.7 Seven Days Battle Campaign ..................................................................................... 2-9

2.2.8 Reconstruction and Growth (1865–1917) ............................................................... 2-10

2.2.9 World War I to World War II (1917–1945) ............................................................. 2-11

2.2.10 The New Dominion (1945–Present) ........................................................................ 2-11

3. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 3-1

4. BACKGROUND REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 4-1
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4.1 Previous Surveys ........................................................................................................................ 4-1

4.2 Previously Recorded Cultural Resources ............................................................................... 4-2

5. RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1 Previously Recorded Resources ............................................................................................... 5-1

5.2 Newly Recorded Resources .................................................................................................... 5-18

6. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................... 6-1

7. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 7-1

APPENDIX A: BACKGROUND REVIEW TABLE ........................................................................... A-1

LIST OF FIGURES 

Figure 1-1: SEHSR Corridor ............................................................................................................... 1-2 

Figure 1-2: DC2RVA Project Corridor............................................................................................... 1-4 

Figure 1-3: DC2RVA Project Segments Noting the ELGN (18) Segment ..................................... 1-5 

Figure 5-1: Detail of Project Segment ELGN .................................................................................... 5-2 

Figure 5-2: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-3 

Figure 5-3: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-4 

Figure 5-4: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-5 

Figure 5-5: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-6 

Figure 5-6: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-7 

Figure 5-7: Previously Recorded Resources ..................................................................................... 5-8 

Figure 5-8: Previously Recorded Resources – Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

(043-0292) [Listed] ............................................................................................................ 5-9 

Figure 5-9: Previously Recorded Resources – Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

Expansion/Laurel Crossroads Historic District (043-0289) ..................................... 5-10 

Figure 5-10: Previously Recorded Resources – Mill Road Historic District (043-0693) .............. 5-11 

Figure 5-11: Previously Recorded Resources – Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) ................ 5-12 

Figure 5-12: Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292), Looking Southwest 

from Robert Stiles Building (043-0292-0001) on Hungary Road .............................. 5-13 

Figure 5-13: Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108), Looking Northwest on 

Mountain Road ............................................................................................................... 5-13 

Figure 5-14: The Robert Stiles Building (043-0292-0001), Southwest Oblique .............................. 5-15 

Figure 5-15: The Lewis-Mcleod House (043-0690), Northeast Oblique ......................................... 5-15 

Figure 5-16: The Mill Road Historic District (043-0693), Looking West Towards the 

North Side of Mill Road ................................................................................................ 5-16 
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Figure 5-17: The Hunton Grocery (043-0694), Southeast Elevation .............................................. 5-17 

Figure 5-18: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-19 

Figure 5-19: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-20 

Figure 5-20: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-21 

Figure 5-21: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-22 

Figure 5-22: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-23 

Figure 5-23: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-24 

Figure 5-24: Newly Recorded Resources ........................................................................................... 5-25 

Figure 5-25: Newly Recorded Resources – Terry Heights Historic District (043-5468) .............. 5-26 

Figure 5-26: Newly Recorded Resources – Laurel Park Historic District (043-5467) .................. 5-27 

Figure 5-27: The House at 11501 Old Washington Highway (043-5646), West Elevation .......... 5-28 

Figure 5-28: The Darling Smokestack (043-5657), Looking South .................................................. 5-29 

LIST OF TABLES 

Table 5-1: Previously Recorded Resources Identified During the Current Survey ................ 5-18

Table 5-2: Newly Recorded Resources Identified During the Current Survey ....................... 5-31

Table 6-1: Summary of Identified Resources and Recommendations ........................................ 6-1

Table A-1: Previously Recorded Resources Within 0.5 Miles of the Architectural APE .......... A-1
D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail 1-1 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

INTRODUCTION 

Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (Dovetail), on behalf of the Virginia Department of Rail and 

Public Transportation (DRPT), conducted a reconnaissance-level architectural survey of the 

Elmont to Greendale (ELGN) segment of the Washington, D.C. to Richmond High Speed Rail 

(DC2RVA) Project. In addition to the reconnaissance-level survey, this project includes a 

background review and historic context for the ELGN segment. The project is being completed 

as Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) File #2014-0666. 

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and DRPT propose passenger rail service and rail 

infrastructure improvements in the north-south travel corridor between Washington, D.C. and 

Richmond, VA. These passenger rail service and rail infrastructure improvements are collectively 

known as the DC2RVA Project. The Project will deliver higher speed passenger rail service, 

increase passenger and freight rail capacity, and improve passenger rail service frequency and 

reliability in a corridor shared by growing volumes of passenger, commuter, and freight rail 

traffic, thereby providing a competitive option for travelers going between Washington, D.C. and 

Richmond and those traveling to and from adjacent connecting corridors. The Project is part of 

the larger Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) corridor (Figure 1-1), which extends from 

Washington, D.C. through Richmond, VA, and from Richmond continues east to Hampton Roads 

(Norfolk), VA and south to Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC, and then continues west to Atlanta 

and south to Florida. The Project connects to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(Amtrak) Northeast Corridor (NEC) at Union Station in Washington, D.C. 

The purpose of the SEHSR program, as stated in the 2002 Tier I Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) completed for the full SEHSR corridor, is to provide a competitive transportation 

choice to travelers within the Washington, D.C. to Charlotte travel corridor. The purpose of the 

current Washington, D.C. to Richmond SEHSR project described here is to fulfill the purpose of 

the SEHSR Tier I EIS within this segment of the larger SEHSR corridor. The Project, by increasing 

rail capacity and improving travel times between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, will improve 

passenger train performance and reliability in the corridor, enabling intercity passenger rail to be 

a competitive transportation choice for travelers between Washington, D.C. and Richmond and 

beyond. 

Given FRA’s funding involvement and permitting through various other federal agencies, the 

DC2RVA project is required to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 

of 1966, as amended, and its implementing regulations under 36CFR800. Additionally, all cultural 

resource work was designed to comply with the Virginia Antiquities Act (Code of Virginia § 10.1-

2300) and guidelines and regulations promulgated by the DHR as necessary. 

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1.1 PROJECT LOCATION 

The Washington, D.C. to Richmond corridor spans 123 miles along an existing rail corridor 

owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) between Control Point RO (milepost [MP] CFP 110) in 

Arlington, VA to the CSXT A-Line and S-Line junction at MP A-11 in Centralia, VA (Chesterfield 

County) (Figure 1-2). For the purposes of engineering and environmental planning, the DC2RVA 

corridor has been subdivided into 22 segments that correspond with improvements and 

alternatives, and as such have been named and numbered from north to south (Figure 1-3). At 

the northern terminus in Arlington, VA, the Project limit ends at the southern approach to Long 

Bridge, a double-track rail bridge taking the rail corridor over the Potomac River; however, the 

northern terminus of Union Station in Washington, D.C. will be used for ridership and revenue 

forecasting, as well as service development planning within the Project corridor. The southern 

terminus in Centralia is the junction of two CSXT routes that begin in Richmond and rejoin 

approximately 11 miles south of the city. 

Additional segments of the Project include approximately 8.3 miles of the CSXT Peninsula 

Subdivision CA-Line from Beulah Road (MP CA-76.1) in Henrico County, VA to AM Junction in 

the City of Richmond, and the approximately 26-mile Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBR) from 

AM Junction to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway (RF&P) Crossing (MP CA111.8) in Doswell, VA. 

Proposed improvements are along CSXT-owned track, generally parallel to the I-95 corridor 

between northern Virginia and Richmond. From north to south, the project travels through the 

following counties and cities: 

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 City of Alexandria 

 Fairfax County 

 Prince William County 

 Stafford County 

 City of Fredericksburg 

 Spotsylvania County 

 Caroline County 

 Hanover County 

 Henrico County 

 City of Richmond 

 Chesterfield County 

In Arlington, the Project connects to existing CSXT track extending across the Potomac River on 

the Long Bridge into Washington, D.C. and Union Station, the southern terminus of Amtrak’s 

Northeast Corridor (NEC). At Centralia, the Project connects to both the Richmond to Raleigh 

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The Washington, D.C. to Richmond segment is an integral part of the overall 

Washington, D.C. to Charlotte SEHSR corridor and provides a critical link between high speed 

intercity passenger service from Boston to Washington, D.C. and the southeastern United States. 

1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 

The DC2RVA project will include specific rail infrastructure improvements and service upgrades 

intended to improve the travel time, service frequency, and on-time performance of passenger 

trains operating between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. Specific improvements to the 

existing rail infrastructure between Arlington, VA, and Centralia, VA include: 

 Corridor-wide upgrades to existing track and signal systems to achieve higher operating 

speeds, including curve realignments, higher-speed crossovers between tracks, passing 

sidings, and grade crossing improvements. 

 Corridor-wide improvements to train operating capacity to achieve higher passenger 

train service frequency and reliability, including an additional main track along most of 

the corridor, and additional controlled sidings, crossovers, yard bypasses and leads, and 

other capacity and reliability improvements at certain locations. 

 Station and platform improvements for Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) 

stations. 

The Tier II EIS being completed for the Project will assess the environmental impacts of these 

improvements and identify ways to avoid, minimize, or otherwise mitigate such impacts. 

The Project may include locations for new or replacement intercity passenger stations on the 

Project corridor, and additional rail capacity and other improvements in the Richmond area, 

including on the CSXT Peninsula Subdivision from AM Junction in Richmond, VA (just north of 

Main Street Station) east to Beulah Road in Henrico County, and on the bypass areas around the 

Town of Ashland, VA and the City of Fredericksburg, VA. 

Studies in support of the Project will address passenger and freight rail operations and service 

between Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Richmond and beyond, but the Project does not 

include physical improvements to the Long Bridge across the Potomac River or to rail 

infrastructure within Washington, D.C. Other projects will address improvements to the rail 

infrastructure north of Arlington and south of Centralia along the SEHSR corridor. 

1.3 CURRENT STUDY 

The current study included a reconnaissance architectural survey of the ELGN segment of the 

DC2RVA corridor (see Figure 1-3). The architectural survey was conducted to evaluate both 

previously recorded properties that have not been evaluated for the National Register of Historic 

Places (NRHP), as well as any unrecorded resource over 48 years in age (the age limit was 

developed to correspond to the anticipated 2017 project completion date). Any property in the 

area of potential effects (APE) that has been previously determined to be eligible, or is listed in, 

the NRHP was briefly reviewed to assure that the characteristics that rendered the property 

eligible are still intact. For the purposes of the current report, the architectural APE is defined as 

extending 500 feet on either side of the centerline of the existing railroad alignment, except in 

urban areas, where the APE is limited to one city block to either side of the existing rail centerline, 
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plus any areas where alterations to a resource’s setting and feeling are likely to occur as a result 

of the Project. All structures that meet the NRHP age criteria within the architectural APE of the 

DC2RVA corridor will be included in a subsequent report spanning the entire 123-mile corridor. 

In addition, the results of the archaeological survey are discussed in separate documents. 

Each resource was evaluated with regard to NRHP Criterion A, for its association with events 

that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; Criterion B, for its 

association with people significant in our nation’s history; Criterion C, for its embodiment of 

distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work 

of a master, or possess high artistic values. As part of the current survey, these architectural 

resources were not evaluated under Criterion D for its potential to yield information important 

in history. Criteria considerations were taken into account only where necessary. 

The area within the Project APE was first reviewed through an architectural and historical 

background literature and records search at DHR. The APE was then visually inspected through 

a vehicular and pedestrian reconnaissance to identify buildings, objects, and districts over 48 

years in age where a NRHP determination had not been made. Once identified, each resource 

was evaluated for architectural significance and historic and physical integrity. The resources 

were documented through written notes and digital photographs. The information obtained 

during the survey was then used to update or generate a new DHR Virginia Cultural Resource 

Information System (V-CRIS) form and to make recommendations on each resource’s NRHP 

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HISTORIC CONTEXT 

As part of this undertaking, a historic context of each municipality within the APE was compiled. 

The ELGN segment spans two counties: Hanover and Henrico Counties. Because this report 

discusses the architectural component of this project, only the historic period for both counties is 

included below. The prehistoric context for this area will appear in subsequent archaeological 

reports. 

2.1 HANOVER COUNTY 

Prior to its creation in 1720, the land that now constitutes Hanover County was inhabited by the 

Powhatan Confederacy. This nation of nearly 10,000 Native Americans populated the land upon 

English settler’s first explorations (Hanover County Historical Society 2016). Early on the 

Powhatan Confederacy’s tribes and the English became trade allies, even exchanging youths in 

order to learn each other’s languages to facilitate trade (Degen 2016). However, relationships 

quickly became strained and eventually turned hostile. 

Captain John Smith led at least three exploratory missions between 1607 and 1609 from 

Jamestown into the northern and western lands surrounding the settlement. He encountered 

Native Americans during these missions and was even held captive by the Youngtamund tribe 

of present-day Hanover County. Captain John Smith’s legendary capture, which eventually led 

to an escape with the help of Chief Powhatan’s daughter, Pocahontas, occurred in Hanover 

County on these explorations (Hanover County Economic Development [HCED] 2016a). 

2.3.1 Anglo Settlement and the Establishment of Hanover County 

Population in the Virginia Colony increased greatly after the founding of the Jamestown 

settlement in 1607. By 1634, the Virginia Colony contained roughly 5,000 colonists (Grymes 2014). 

Population increase created a need for more localized governing bodies than the existing House 

of Burgesses which, at the time, was ruling over the entire colony under British control. In 1634, 

the House of Burgesses approved the creation of eight shires to handle local disputes and 

responsibilities: Henrico, Charles City, James City, Elizabeth City, Accomack, Charles River, 

Warrosquyoake, and Warwick River (Grymes 2014). The area that is now Hanover County lay 

within the Charles River Shire until it was renamed York Shire in 1634 (Hanover County 

Historical Society 2016). 

Much of the Virginia Colony was also divided into parishes whose boundary lines sometimes 

coincided with the shire, or county, lines. These parishes, maintained under the Anglican 

Church’s Diocese of London, were an authority on social and civil matters. Parishes served the 

surrounding community, but “once the church site became too distant for families to attend 

services, a new parish with a church was formed” (Hanover County Historical Society 2016). St. 

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Peter’s Parish encompassed the upper part of York County, later established as New Kent 

County, and in 1704 became St. Paul’s Parish (Hanover County Historical Society 2016). 

On November 26, 1720, Hanover County was formed along the same boundary lines as St. Paul’s 

Parish (Hanover County Historical Society 2016). Hanover County received its name to honor 

King George I, the first British monarch from the House of Hanover, who ruled the colonies at 

the time of its creation. 

The young county experienced some small developments in its early years. Tobacco production, 

particularly of the Sweet Oronoco strain, was the major economic mainstay throughout the 

eighteenth century (Keller 1990:6). The port towns of Newcastle and Hanovertown were 

established in 1730 and 1747, respectively, in order to provide a “central base from which tobacco 

could be shipped to Glasgow and London and traded for other goods” (Keller 1990:45). These 

towns flourished due to their accessible locations and Newcastle was even considered a 

contender for the relocation of the colonial capital after the capitol building in Williamsburg 

burned in 1747 (Keller 1990:45). 

2.3.2 Early Industries and the Revolutionary War 

Hanover County increased steadily in population following its 1720 founding as farmers moved 

westward from the tidewater region in search of more fertile land. It emerged as center for 

commerce and trade, particularly for the tobacco industry (HCED 2016a). 

Hanover County’s early years are largely associated with the Great Awakening movement, a 

series of religious revivals that led to the disestablishment of the Church of England in the 

colonies. Around 1740, a small group of evangelical Anglicans led by Samuel Morris began 

meeting privately in Hanover County to discuss the religious revivals occurring in the northern 

colonies led by Reverend George Whitefield (Kidd 2013). By 1745, Lieutenant Governor Sir 

William Gooch was calling for the suppression of these evangelical revival groups due to their 

threat to the stability of the colony. As a new Baptists movement spread from New England to 

the Virginia Colony in the 1770s, an era of religious persecution began. The Virginia Gazette of 

Williamsburg claimed that, because of the Baptists, “wives are drawn from their Husbands, 

Children from their Parents, and Slaves from the Obedience of their Masters. Thus the very 

Heartstrings of those little Societies which form the greater are torn in sunder, and all their Peace 

destroyed” (Kidd 2013). With the introduction of Methodist practices in the mid to late 1770s to 

the already strained religious landscape, tensions grew. 

This religious friction helped to catalyze the movement for religious liberty within the colony. 

James Madison and Patrick Henry, who was from Hanover County and grew up attending the 

evangelical Presbyterian meetings, helped to draft the sixteenth article of the Virginia Declaration 

of Rights in 1776 which assured free exercise of religion (Kidd 2013). In the 1780s, Madison backed 

a bill drafted by Thomas Jefferson calling for religious freedom with no state support to religion, 

a direct opposition to Henry’s idea: a tax to benefit the church of the tax-payer’s choosing. 

Jefferson’s Bill of Establishing Religious Freedom was passed in 1786 and became the foundation 

for the First Amendment of the United States Constitution during the early years of the Nation 

(Kidd 2013). 

Tensions between the colonies and the British Crown can be seen early on in Hanover County. 

At the Hanover Courthouse in December 1763, Patrick Henry argued the case, now known as 

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interfering with a law passed by the House of Burgesses (HCED 2016b). Inspired by their fellow 

patriots, such as Patrick Henry, Hanover County men joined the American Revolution to fight 

British rule. The 5th Virginia Regiment and the 14th Virginia Regiment both contained soldiers 

supplied from Hanover County (FamilySearch.org 2016). Hanover County was spared many of 

the battles and skirmishes of the American Revolution, though George Washington did pass 

through the county on his return from the Battle of Yorktown at the end of the War (HCED 2016b). 

2.3.3 The Antebellum Years 

Following the American Revolution, Hanover County grew in popularity amongst farmers. 

Populations increased steadily throughout the early formation of the nation. Census information 

indicates a population of 14,754 in 1790, 15,082 in 1810, and 16,253 in 1840 (United States Census 

of Population and Housing 2004). The port town of Newcastle was again considered as a capital 

location, this time for the state capital; it only lost by a handful of votes to Richmond (Keller 

1990:45). 

Tobacco farming, which had peaked prior to the American Revolution, began to decline as more 

viable crops entered the agricultural landscape, such as wheat and corn (Keller 1990:6). Following 

the American Revolution, trade of tobacco to Glasgow and London, which had been so important 

to the economies Newcastle and Hanovertown, dwindled. This loss of foreign trade, as well as 

the creation of new channels of commerce in other parts of the county, led to the abandonment 

of the towns. By the middle of the nineteenth century both towns had all but disappeared (Keller 

1990:45). 

These new channels of commerce came in the form of a fairly complex network of roads. The 

development of this network allowed for easier access of people and products both into and out 

of the county (Keller 1990:11). 

By the middle of the nineteenth century, a well-constructed network of roads allowed for a 

booming economy. This economy was further aided with the introduction of railroad systems in 

Hanover County. The introduction of railway systems to Hanover County in the 1830s led to 

greater accessibility for both producers and buyers of products. The small villages of Doswell, 

Beaverdam, and Hanover Courthouse all became railroad junctions and experienced quick 

economic growth (Keller 1990:11). The railroad systems, in turn, created new locales as 

communities grew surrounding important railroad intersections and stops. The town of Ashland 

was established in the late 1840s as a mineral springs resort and grew rapidly (Town of Ashland 

2016). 

The economy relied heavily on slave-based agriculture, though other industries contributed to 

the growing county. Both grist mills and flour mills were constructed along the Pamunkey and 

Chickahominy Rivers (Keller 1990:37). 

Education of youth in the county, which had traditionally rested on the parents’ shoulders, 

experienced changes throughout the early- and middle-nineteenth century. A “free school” 

system was established in the county in an effort to better the education of young, white males. 

These schools were based on a general state fund, though they heavily relied on wealthy 

landowner contributions, and eventually failed (Keller 1990:29). Public education in Hanover 

County would not be established until after the Civil War. 
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2.3.4 The Civil War in Hanover County 

Many Hanover men served in the Civil War. In fact, three companies were formed in the county: 

the Patrick Henry Rifles, the Hanover Grays, and the Ashland Grays (Keller 1990:26). Apart from 

its contribution to the Confederate army, Hanover was also important to the Civil War due to its 

close proximity to Richmond. Control of the extensive road and railway systems was heavily 

sought after by the Union Army. The two railroads, the Virginia Central Railroad and the RF&P 

Railroad, were vital in transporting supplies and troops (HCED 2016b). 

The 1862 Seven Days Campaign saw major action in Hanover County. On June 26, 1862, General 

Robert E. Lee initiated this campaign by crossing the Chickahominy River and striking Union 

troops behind Beaver Dam Creek. Confederate troops suffered five times the casualties of the 

Union troops; however, it was the Federals who abandoned their positions during the night to 

retreat eastward (HCED 2016c). The following day, the largest battle of the Seven Days Campaign 

occurred as Lee’s troops repeatedly assaulted the Union forces at Gaines’ Mill. Here both troops 

lost a combined 15,000 men (HCED 2016a). 

Hanover County continued to see destruction and skirmishes throughout the war, but it was not 

until 1864 that more major battles would occur. In late May 1864, nearly 130,000 Union and 

Confederate troops occupied land along the North Anna River. On May 27th, the troops began 

their march towards Cold Harbor. Union troops passed through the community of Old Church 

on their way to Cold Harbor in the spring of 1864. The tavern there served as a Union cavalry 

corps headquarters. On May 28th, forces “clashed around Enon Church in one of the fiercest 

cavalry battles of the Civil War” known as Haw’s Shop Battle (HCED 2016a). The culmination of 

these battles and movements was that of the Battle of Cold Harbor on May 31, 1864. Thousands 

of troops fought futilely along a seven mile stretch until June 12th. At this point General Ulysses 

S. Grant moved his men secretly away from the battle towards Petersburg (HCED 2016a). 

In addition to the battlefields and headquarters sites, a number of places in the county were 

converted for soldier dwellings and hospitals during the war. Hanover County’s economy was 

greatly affected by the Civil War. Its agricultural economy relied heavily on slave populations 

prior to the war. Both the white and black populations struggled to adapt to the new economy. 

Once wealthy slaveholders were rendered bankrupt with Confederate currency suddenly 

worthless, and land values plummeted. 

2.3.5 Into the Twentieth Century 

Slowly, the economy began to rebuild leading up to and through the turn of the century. Tobacco 

production had been almost completely replaced by wheat and corn production; in fact, the 

Bureau of the Census reports from 1880 show that Hanover County was harvesting “only 1,489 

acres of tobacco as compared to 13,146 acres of wheat” (Keller 1990:6). Grain mills throughout the 

county remain in the present day as evidence of the crops growing in popularity amongst 

farmers. Larger mills were constructed along the surrounding Pamunkey and Chickahominy 

Rivers to support the growing wheat and corn industries. The rivers also served an everincreasing number of sawmills. Three excelsior mills were also established in Hanover County in 

the first decades of the twentieth century (Keller 1990:28). Farming of both melons and tomatoes 

as new agricultural crops began in the twentieth century as well (Keller 1990:8). 

Public education for children was established in Hanover County in 1869 allowing for widespread education of youth throughout the county (Keller 1990:30). Higher education, though still 
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greatly limited amongst the United States, was developing. The relocation of Randolph-Macon 

College from Boydton to the town of Ashland in 1868 facilitated better educational opportunities 

as well as economic and population growth throughout Hanover County (Town of Ashland 

2016). As the economy was rebuilt and strengthened, Hanover County’s population increased 

substantially. Though it had dipped to 16,455 in 1870, the county population increased to 18,588 

by 1880 (United States Census of Population and Housing 2004). 

2.3.6 World War I to World War II (1917–1945) 

The development of the Route 1 Highway through Hanover County in the first half of the 

twentieth century led to huge growth. Route 1 brought tourists, businessmen, and passersby 

through the county and served as an easy access route between Richmond to the south and 

Washington, D.C. to the north. It also facilitated the development and repair of surrounding roads 

in order to transport both goods and people from the rural areas of the county towards Route 1. 

2.3.7 The New Dominion to Present 

Just as Route 1 facilitated growth throughout the county, so did the development of Interstate 

Highway 95 (I-95). Post-World War II, Hanover County grew in population due to booming 

businesses and increased transportation. The population grew from 18,500 in 1940 to nearly 

22,000 in 1950 and then to 27,550 by 1960 (United States Census of Population and Housing 2004). 

While agriculture still plays a large role in the county’s economy, the expansion of tourist 

ventures has brought a substantial number of new businesses and residents. The creation of Kings 

Dominion amusement park near Doswell in 1975 played a key role in the county’s recent 

development. It currently employs over 1,000 employees, making it one of the lead employers in 

Hanover County (HCED 2016b). 

2.2 HENRICO COUNTY 

2.2.1 Contact Period (1607–1630) 

In 1607, Christopher Newport and John Smith led an exploration party from Jamestown up the 

James River, reaching as far west as the river’s falls. The following year, Newport returned to 

further explore the south side of the river upstream from the falls. In 1609, Captain Francis West 

of Jamestown established the first settlement and fort on the falls; however, this settlement was 

short lived (Dabney 1990). In John Smith’s A Map of Virginia, published in 1612, a “Kings House” 

was indicated on the north bank of the James River at Powhatan, just downstream from modern 

day Richmond. Another “Kings House” as well as several ordinary houses associated with the 

Appomattoc were located on the north side of the Appomattox River near its convergence with 

the James River. According to Smith, these two groups had a close relationship. The Monacans 

occupied the area of the James River basin above the falls (Magoon 2003). 

In 1619, the Virginia Company instituted reforms in the colony that led to the establishment of a 

representative form of government. The colony was divided into settlements or "plantations," one 

being the City of Henrico. Each plantation sent representatives to Jamestown to the General 

Assembly of 1619, the first representative legislature in a British colony. That same year, plans 

were made for the settlement of Henrico plantation which included a parcel of 10,000 acres for 
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what was intended to become the University of Henricus, the first English university in America. 

However, a Native American uprising in 1622 caused these plans to be abandoned (Henrico 

County Historical Society 2006). 

2.2.2 Settlement to Society Period (1630–1750) 

During this period, settlement became more dispersed as farmers moved inland away from major 

estuaries and tidal creeks looking for new fertile lands. In 1634, the land on both sides of the 

James River from Charles City County west to the mountains was established as Henrico, which 

was one of the eight original Virginia shires; this shire would later be divided into nine whole 

counties, part of a tenth, and the city of Richmond. By 1643, there were 419 settlers living on both 

sides of the James River within the boundaries of Henrico County. As a result of the Second 

Powhatan War in 1645, another short-lived fort, Fort Charles, was established this time on the 

north side of the James River; soon after its construction, the fort was dismantled and rebuilt on 

the south side of the river. In the spring of 1656, several hundred Native Americans, known as 

the Rockahecrean, came from the mountains to settle on the north side of the James River at the 

falls. An unsuccessful attempt was made by colonial militia and allied Native Americans to 

remove the Rockahecrean from their new location. The Rockahecreans remained at the falls for 

a short period before voluntarily returning to the interior; while they were there, they made no 

attempt to advance on the European settlements in the region (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). 

By 1661, a successful merchant planter, Thomas Stegg, Jr., had acquired 1,800 acres on the south 

side of the river and built Falls Plantation. Stegg, along with his nephew, William Byrd, and 

Byrd’s sons, established a profitable trade venture with Native Americans in the interior of 

Carolina and Georgia through use of a warehouse built at the falls. The Great Trading Path into 

the interior crossed the James Rivers just west of the falls and ran north-south from this point. 

Between 1675 and 1676, hostilities erupted between the Susquehannock and the colonists of 

Maryland and Virginia. Henrico resident, Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., became one of the main leaders 

in a campaign to retaliate against the Native Americans and against Governor Berkeley’s 

authority. The hostility escalated into one devastating episode, Bacon’s Rebellion, when Bacon’s 

forces attacked the Susquehannock and also the friendly Occaneechi on the Roanoke River. In 

1676, Bacon died of a fever, and following his death the revolt against the Native Americans and 

Governor Berkeley lost momentum and soon ended (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). 

By the end of the seventeenth century, settlement was still relatively sparse with tobacco 

dominating the agricultural economy. Some rural industries such as brick making and grist 

milling were beginning to appear in the area (Outlaw and Tyrer 1995). Throughout the 1720s and 

1730s, an influx of English planters, along with their slaves, settled in the area and began to clear 

the uplands and drain the wetlands for tobacco cultivation. Unfortunately for the farmers, 

tobacco farming practices severely eroded and depleted the piedmont soils within the first five 

years of cultivation (Fisher 1983). As a result tobacco production was gradually replaced by cereal 

crops (Outlaw and Tyrer 1995). 

Small courthouse villages and port towns acted as places of communication, culture, and 

commerce for the dispersed settlements (Outlaw and Tyrer 1995). The main focus of economic 

and governmental activity was in Varina located in the southeast corner of the county; by 1741, 

the governmental and religious center of the county moved from Varina to Richmond, the same 

year St. John’s Church was completed. In 1727, the establishment of Goochland County, located 
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west of the Little Tuckahoe Creek, separated Henrico County from the western frontier. In 1747, 

the modern-day bounds of Henrico County were established when the area south of the James 

River became Chesterfield County (Manarin and Dowdey 1994). 

2.2.3 Colony to Nation Period (1750–1789) 

By the mid-1700s several distinct communities had developed in the area and in 1752 the shifting 

of power from Varina to Richmond became complete when the courthouse was moved to 

Richmond (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). Virginia itself experienced a shift in power when the 

government seat was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1779. Even though Richmond 

was a smaller community than Williamsburg, it was believed to be a safer location. Regrettably, 

on January 5, 1781, Richmond was raided and burned under the direction of Benedict Arnold. As 

a result of the raid warehouses, mills, the foundry, homes, large stores of tobacco, and many 

government records were destroyed (Dabney 1990). When Arnold's men, now part of British 

forces led by General William Phillips, approached Richmond for a second time, the British were 

stopped by the sight of local militiamen and American Continental troops led by a young 

Frenchman, the Marquis de Lafayette. Outnumbered, Lafayette abandoned Richmond when 

General Charles Cornwallis occupied the town in June 1781 (Henrico County Historical Society 

2006). 

2.2.4 Early National Period (1789–1830) 

Following the Revolutionary War, Henrico County experienced a period of steady growth with 

the construction of numerous canals and roadways. The early-nineteenth century saw farming, 

milling, and coal mining as important economic activities in Henrico County with slaves 

providing most of the labor for these industries (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). Rising tensions 

between slaves and their owners, as well as a successful slave uprising in Saint Domingue, 

inspired Henrico County slave, Gabriel, to plan his own revolt (Genovese 1979). Gabriel was a 

slave on the Brookfield Plantation owned by Thomas Henry Prosser (Sidbury 1997). Gabriel was 

trained as a blacksmith, had the ability to read and write, and was permitted to hire himself out 

for his services throughout the Richmond area. As a result he was able to meet many other slaves 

from neighboring plantations and also freed blacks and sympathetic whites. 

After a number of insults and injustices, Gabriel decided it was time to act. He planned to seize 

Capitol Square in Richmond and take Governor James Monroe as a hostage. Gabriel recruited an 

army that had ‘soldiers’ from all over Virginia including the cities of Petersburg and Norfolk and 

Albemarle, Caroline, Henrico, and Louisa counties. By August 1800, they were ready to go. The 

insurrection was planned for Saturday August 30, but because of large storm in was postponed 

until the following day. During that time, two slaves cracked under the pressure and told their 

masters of the planned revolt who then alerted Governor Monroe (Sidbury 1997). The state militia 

began roaming the countryside looking for any rebels and the leaders of the revolt, including 

Gabriel, quickly vanished. Gabriel proved elusive for two weeks before he was finally captured. 

He was tried and quickly sentenced to death. He was executed on October 10, 1800 along with 

other slaves involved in the revolt. As a result of Gabriel’s Insurrection, also known as Gabriel’s 

Conspiracy and Gabriel’s Rebellion, harsher laws concerning slaves were passed and slave 

owners across the country lived in fear of another possible uprising (Africans in America 1998). 
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2.2.5 Antebellum Period (1830-1860) 

During this period the rural settlement pattern of dispersed domestic farmsteads continued 

throughout the county; however, many areas across Virginia were beginning to experience 

increased industrialization and urbanization in commercial centers like Richmond. In order to 

support these growing urban areas infrastructure using new technologies was needed. These 

new transportation methods shifted previous patterns of commercial transportation and 

communication away from the region’s major estuaries, making market centers more accessible 

and further concentrating settlement within the industrialized cities (Foster 1996). In 1834, the 

RF&P Railroad was formed followed by the Virginia Central Railroad in 1851 and the Richmond 

and York River Railroad in 1853. Between 1830 and 1850, Henrico County experienced a 30 

percent increase in population, the development on an agricultural society, and the formation of 

many free schools for the county’s white children (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). 

2.2.5 Civil War (1861–1865) 

Early in the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery, Alabama to 

Richmond. One of the reasons for the move involved the presence of cheap coal from the 

Richmond Basin and the strategic location of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond (Manarin 

and Dowdey 1984). As a result of Richmond being the capital of the Confederacy, Henrico 

County experienced numerous engagements and activities. Unfortunately, of the many 

movements and skirmishes that likely occurred in the area, only three have been researched and 

recorded in the Civil War literature available (Foster 1996). 

2.2.6 Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks (May 31–June 1, 1862) 

The first major battle to occur in Henrico County was part of General George B. McClellan’s 

Peninsula Campaign. Starting at Fort Monroe on the Chesapeake Bay, McClellan began moving 

his troops west toward Richmond (Sears 1992). General McClellan continued up the peninsula 

and had three-fifths of his troops across the Chickahominy River when a violent storm flooded 

the river, thus separating the army. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston decided to attack 

the weaker two-fifths of the Army of the Potomac isolated on the south side of the river on May 

31. Johnston’s battle plan, while excellent, was poorly executed. Due to misunderstood orders, 

brigades led by James Longstreet were unable to arrive at the firing line and other troops became 

lost or held up by roadblocks. As a result, the Confederates lost the advantage of having greater 

numbers than the isolated Union troops. Meanwhile McClellan ordered General Edwin Sumner 

to cross the river and give aid to those on the south; Sumner pushed his troops and was able to 

cross the flooding Chickahominy on a bridge that was floating away (Catton 1963). Most of the 

fighting occurred near Williamsburg Road along a line of Union entrenchments located 

approximately three-quarters of a mile west of Seven Pines, a small crossroads town. Other 

intense fighting occurred at the Union fortification Casey’s Redoubt, located near two landmark 

buildings known as the ‘twin house.’ The fort was ultimately overrun and occupied by the 

Confederates (Sears 1992). The fighting ended that day with the Confederates gaining some 

ground from the Union and continued the next day, June 1, with the Federal Army taking back 

what they had lost the day before. By the end of June 1, the Confederates accepted a drawn battle 

that saw things almost the same as they had been before the battle; the battle was a victory for no 

one (Catton 1963). 
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While not a victory for either side, the battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks had some lasting effects. 

The casualty list for both sides was higher than the battles of Bull Run and Williamsburg 

combined with 5,000 for the Federals and 6,000 for the Confederates. One of those severely 

injured was Confederate General Johnston, and as a result Robert E. Lee was promoted to 

commander of the Army of Virginia which he renamed Army of Northern Virginia (Catton 1963). 

Today little remains of the battlefield although some evidence of earthworks can be found on the 

property of Richmond International Airport (Magoon 2003). 

2.2.7 Seven Days Battle Campaign 

Following the draw at Seven Pines, McClellan slowed his siege of the peninsula and began 

fortifying his lines so as not to let another Seven Pines occur. This provided newly appointed 

General Lee time to reorganize and strengthen his troops. He brought General Thomas Jonathan 

‘Stonewall’ Jackson in from the Shenandoah Valley to combine forces in order to slow and defeat 

the besieging Union Army; Lee knew that Richmond would not be able to withstand a siege if 

McClellan was able to reach it. The result was seven days of fighting and six battles, four of which 

were in Henrico County. By the end of the week, McClellan had been forced from the peninsula 

ending his peninsula campaign and attempt to take Richmond. When McClellan's army ceased 

to threaten Richmond, Lee sent Jackson to operate against Major General John Pope's army along 

the Rapidan River, thus initiating the Northern Virginia Campaign. The result of the Seven Days 

Campaign was Union casualties of almost 16,000 and the Confederates with over 20,500 

(American Civil War 1997a). 

2.2.7.1 Battle of Oak Grove (June 25, 1862) 

This was the first of the Seven Days Battle. Lee decided to take the offensive and planned to 

attack McClellan on June 26, 1862. McClellan, sensing an impending attack, moved first on June 

25, with the objective of bringing his guns within range of Richmond. Because of his own 

misjudgments and the planned Confederate offensive, though, he only gained 600 yards. The 

battle is sometimes referred to as the Battle of French’s Field or King’s School because of two local 

landmarks located nearby. The majority of the fighting occurred along the Williamsburg Road 

(Sears 1992). 

2.2.7.2 Savage’s Station (June 29, 1862) 

This was the fourth of the Seven Days Battle after the battles at Beaver Dam Creek and Gaines’ 

Mill had been fought in Hanover County. On June 29, the main body of the Union army began a 

withdrawal toward the James River. Major General John Bankhead Magruder pursued along the 

railroad and the Williamsburg Road, and struck the Union rearguard with three brigades near 

Savage's Station. Jackson's divisions were stalled north of the Chickahominy. Union forces 

continued to withdraw across White Oak Swamp, abandoning supplies and more than 2,500 

wounded soldiers in a field hospital (American Civil War 1997b). 

2.2.7.3 Glendale or Frayser’s Farm (June 30, 1862) 

This was the fifth battle of the Seven Days Battle. On June 30, Union troops protected the vital 

crossroads near the old Frayser farm, Glendale, while McClellan's retreating army snaked south 

toward Malvern Hill. Confederates Longstreet and General Ambrose Powell Hill led attacks that 

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Union counterattacks by General Joseph Hooker's and Major General Philip Kearny's divisions 

sealed the break and saved their line of retreat along the Willis Church Road. A Confederate 

advance was also stopped on the Charles City Road. Two miles away, Jackson’s divisions were 

delayed by Brigade General William B. Franklin VI at White Oak Swamp. Confederate Major 

General T.H. Holmes made a feeble attempt to turn the Union left flank at Turkey Bridge but was 

driven back by Federal Navy gunboats in the James River (American Civil War 1997c). 

2.2.7.4 Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862) 

This was the last of the Seven Days Battle. On July 1, Lee launched a series of disjointed assaults 

on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill. The Confederates suffered more than 

5,300 casualties without gaining an inch of ground. Despite his victory, McClellan withdrew to 

Harrison's Landing on James River, where his army was protected by gunboats. This ended the 

Peninsula Campaign (American Civil War 1997d). 

2.2.7.5 Battle of Darbytown and Williamsburg Roads (October 7 and October 27, 

1864) 

Following the Seven Days Battle Campaign, Henrico County remained relatively quiet until the 

fall of 1864 during the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. On October 7, Lee was on the offensive 

again and wanted to recapture Fort Harrison located near Darbytown and New Market roads; 

the battle started out well for the Confederates, but in the end Lee had underestimated the 

strength of the Federal troops present at the fort who quickly overpowered him. This battle was 

General Lee’s last offensive action north of the James River (Salmon 2001). 

Numerous smaller skirmishes continued in the area between Union and Confederate forces until 

October 27 when Federal troops under Major General Godfrey Weitzel skirmished with 

Confederate entrenchments flanking Williamsburg Road. Ultimately, the Union efforts at 

Darbytown Road and Williamsburg Road were ineffective and resulted in the withdrawal Union 

troops, and a substantial number of casualties (Foster 1996). 

2.2.8 Reconstruction and Growth (1865–1917) 

Following the end of the Civil War, Henrico County was quickly occupied by Federal troops 

whose job was to restore order and end the lawlessness that resulted from the Confederates 

leaving their former capital. Much of downtown Richmond had been destroyed by fires. Some 

businesses in the area were able to recover quickly during reconstruction; the Tredegar Iron 

Works was back in production by August 1865. The five major railroads that linked Richmond 

to the rest of the state and country were also repaired soon after the end of the war (Dabney 1990). 

The people of Henrico County had many challenges to face. Many of the area’s young men were 

dead or maimed as a result of the war and the entire freed slave population struggled to find 

homes and work. The economy of the area was also greatly affected as slave labor was no longer 

an option. By the beginning of the twentieth century, Henrico County was still dominated by 

agriculture with the main crops being corn, oats, wheat, and tobacco and also nurseries, 

vineyards, and fruit orchards. The largest growth in agriculture was in dairy farming which 

accounted for more than half of the county’s agricultural sales. However, coal mining and 

industry were becoming economically viable in the area. The coal mining boom ended shortly 

after a major gas explosion at the Carbon Hill mine, formerly known as Gaytown Mine, in 1912. 
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After the explosion, only small pit mines were utilized for local consumption (Manarin and 

Dowdey 1984). 

2.2.9 World War I to World War II (1917–1945) 

During World War I, a powder-bag plant was constructed in the Seven Pines area of Henrico 

County which included the plant building, ancillary structures, 50 miles of rail line, rows of 

warehouses, infrastructure, and a worker’s housing neighborhood. Furthermore, several 

industries in Richmond and some of the small rail systems were devoted to the war effort. After 

the war, these industries were able to successfully convert to peacetime production (Manarin and 

Dowdey 1984). 

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh visited Richmond in the Spirit of St. Louis after completing his historic 

trip. He was there for the dedication of the new municipal airport, the Richard Evelyn Byrd Field, 

which became Richmond International Airport and served as a military base during World War 

II (Dabney 1990). During the 1920s, Richmond was also a popular place for some of the country’s 

most famous aerobatic or ‘barnstorming’ performances (Foster 1996). 

During World War II, farm production for the war effort was organized by the Henrico County 

Board of Agriculture who encouraged farmers to increase production and for non-farmers to 

plant victory gardens. The peacetime transition was not as smooth as World War I, with many 

veterans returning to job shortages in the local economy (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). 

2.2.10 The New Dominion (1945–Present) 

Between 1945 and 1950, the population of Henrico County nearly doubled to 60,000 people. As 

a result of this growth, much of the County’s farmlands were turned into subdivisions and 

apartment complexes. The County also saw an increase and improvements in support facilities 

and road construction (Manarin and Dowdey 1984). 

Today, Richmond is a bustling city and a major business and cultural center. As Richmond grows 

so does Henrico County, as people come to the area to take advantage of Richmond’s resources. 

Though Richmond has experienced many positive changes, it has also been faced with problems 

such as homelessness and urban decay (Dabney 1990). More recently, a focus has been put on the 

unique cultural and historic resources that are found throughout Richmond and the renewal of 

stressed neighborhoods. Richmond’s City Code encourages and provides for the creation of old 

and historic districts in order to “recognize and protect the historic, architectural, cultural, and 

artistic heritage of the City” (City of Richmond 2016).
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METHODOLOGY 

The architectural survey was conducted to evaluate any historic buildings, objects, or districts 

over 48 years in age for NRHP eligibility. Each resource was evaluated in regards to Criterion A, 

for its association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of 

our history; Criterion B, for its association with people significant in our nation’s history; and 

Criterion C, for its embodiment of distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of 

construction, or that represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values. As part of the 

current survey, these architectural resources were not evaluated under Criterion D for its 

potential to yield information important in history. Criteria considerations were taken into 

account only where necessary. 

A background literature and records review of the APE at the DHR was conducted prior to any 

fieldwork. This included an inspection of previous cultural resource surveys within the 

architectural APE and the notation of previously recorded architectural properties both within 

the APE and within a 0.5-mile radius of the APE to establish an area resource context. 

Once the background review was complete, field recordation commenced. For previously 

recorded resources that were previously determined eligible for or listed in the NRHP within the 

architectural APE, the DC2RVA team briefly examined these properties to assure that they retain 

the characteristics that rendered them eligible for the NRHP, but in-depth studies were not 

completed on these resources. 

During the architectural survey of both newly recorded and previously identified resources, the 

project’s architectural APE was surveyed through a combination of a vehicular and pedestrian 

reconnaissance. Above-ground properties meeting the age criteria of the NRHP were 

documented through photographs, written notes, and mapping. This includes buildings, objects, 

and districts that are within the project boundaries and in the viewshed of the project area. Digital 

photos will be taken of each property documenting the primary elevation, oblique angles, and 

general setting. 

After the architectural field project was completed, the project team prepared separate V-CRIS 

forms and accompanying documentation for each recorded property in accordance with DHR 

policies and practices. Each V-CRIS packet includes a V-CRIS form, site plan, set of hard-copy 

black & white photographs, and a CD of digital photos for each property. The hard copy and 

electronic versions of the photographs were labeled and prepared according to DHR standards. 

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BACKGROUND REVIEW 

Prior to conducting fieldwork, Dovetail conducted a background review of the DC2RVA Project 

area to identify previously recorded above-ground resources within a 0.5-mile radius around the 

APE. This task included an evaluation of DHR files, maps, and reports and Civil War Sites 

Advisory Committee (CWSAC) maps to obtain the required information. The goal was to provide 

data on previously recorded resources to aid in the evaluation of properties identified during the 

current survey. 

4.1 PREVIOUS SURVEYS 

A comprehensive reconnaissance level survey of Henrico County’s historic resources was 

conducted by the Virginia Historic Landmark Commission and the County of Henrico in 1975 

(O’Dell 1976). The survey was meant to provide a “record of the County’s earliest and historically 

important buildings” (O’Dell 1976). Through this survey, the County hoped to create a data base 

for historic sites and buildings which would inform future long-term planning and preservation 

goals. During this effort, roughly 110 standing architectural resources and 180 archaeological 

sites were identified, 50 percent of which were previously unrecorded with the state. 

In 1988, DHR awarded a matching grant to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors for a 

reconnaissance-level survey of Hanover County’s historic resources conducted by Land and 

Community Associates (Neville et al. 1990). This grant was specifically for the documentation 

and evaluation of 450 historic architectural resources located in Hanover County. A second phase 

of survey commenced in June 1991 to document an additional 400 architectural resources (Neville 

et al. 1992). A combined report details the results of the Phase I survey for 950 properties, 

specifying exemplary and representative examples of several types of historic resources that exist 

in the county. Eligibility recommendations were made for all of the properties surveyed during 

this effort and of the 950 total, approximately 155 resources were recommended as potentially 

eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

An update to the cost-share survey of Henrico County’s historic resources was completed in 1995 

by the Preservation Associates of Virginia (Smead and Wagner 1995). After the original survey 

was completed in 1975, Henrico County experienced a surge of economic development and 

population growth which created concern about the impact this development could have on the 

County’s cultural resources. Preservation Associates conducted a field check on the resources 

surveyed during 1975 as well as surveyed an additional 110 newly recorded resources. Changes 

were noted in regards to the previously surveyed resources. As a result of this effort, 32 single 

resources and five historic areas were recommended potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

The Hanover County Planning Department commissioned a report that focused on the 

architectural history of Mechanicsville regarding the buildings constructed during post-World 

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War II and late-twentieth-century development (Neville 2005). The survey, conducted by Ashley 

Neville in 2005, was funded by a certified grant from the local government and it focused on areas 

slated for future development. Approximately 68 architectural resources were surveyed during 

this effort. Neville discovered that Mechanicsville as a whole has lost all evidence of its early 

Civil War history but retained a representation of post-World War II architecture. Nevertheless, 

Neville recommended that Mechanicsville did not retain enough integrity to warrant listing in 

the NRHP. 

In 2013, Dutton and Associates, LLC (Dutton) conducted a Phase I cultural resource survey of the 

Mountain Run property in Hanover County for J3G Partners, LLC (Dutton et al. 2013). During 

the course of the survey, only one shovel test pit (STP) was positive for cultural material; however, 

the low density of artifacts did not indicate an archaeological site was present. No further 

archaeological work was recommended. The architectural reconnaissance survey that was 

conducted on the Mountain Run Farm house found that the house experienced a loss of integrity 

due to changes to character-defining features to the property. The house was recommended as 

not eligible for listing in the NRHP and no further work was recommended. 

On behalf of EEE Consulting, Inc., Dovetail completed a Phase I cultural resource survey of the 

proposed Lakeside Bridge project area in Henrico County in 2014 (Klein and Dollins 2014). The 

archaeological survey consisted of a visual reconnaissance and subsurface testing within the 

archaeological APE. A total of 39 STPs were excavated on three transects leading to the discovery 

of two isolated finds and one archaeological site. Site 44HE1176 comprises a late-nineteenth and 

twentieth-century refuse scatter on Belmont Golf Course and was recommended not eligible for 

the NRHP. The architectural reconnaissance fieldwork included the survey of 15 above-ground 

resources, two of which were previously surveyed: the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Site) 

(043-0133) and the Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5347). Of those, Dovetail recommended that the 

Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5347) and the Richmond-Ashland Trolley Line (043-5347) are 

potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion A. The remaining 13 resources were 

recommended not eligible for the NRHP. 

4.2 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED CULTURAL RESOURCES 

A total of 95 architectural properties has been previously recorded within 0.5 miles of the 

DC2RVA corridor in the ELGN segment (See table in Appendix A). Three of these resources (3.2 

percent) have been listed in the Virginia Landmark Register (VLR) and the NRHP. Built in 1825, 

the Walkerton Tavern (043-0019) is the largest nineteenth-century building still standing in 

Henrico County. Listed in the VLR and the NRHP in 1984, the Walkerton Tavern’s location along 

Mountain Road was a rest stop for people traveling from the City of Richmond to the state’s 

Piedmont region (O’Dell 1984). The Meadow Farm (043-0031) is a late-eighteenth century, frame 

dwelling for a small Virginia plantation, owned by the Sheppard family, was listed in the VLR 

and the NRHP in 1974 (Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission [VHL] 1974). The dwelling was 

updated during the mid-nineteenth century to reflect the Greek Revival style that was popular at 

the time. The Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292) is a group of buildings 

comprising a reform and industrial school established by the Prison Association of Virginia as 

another option from the harsh penal practices potentially inappropriate for minors (Leach 1984). 

The district, listed in 1987, features five contributing resources and one non-contributing 

resource, including the Main Building (043-0292-0001) that exemplifies that Romanesque Revival 

style, an infirmary, superintendent’s house, administrative offices, and a private residence. 
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One resource (1.1 percent) has been determined potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP by 

DHR staff. The Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) is the location of a Civil War battle that took 

place in May 1864 (Dollins 2014). Although the landscape has been notably altered by midtwentieth century housing, the resource is associated with the Yellow Tavern Battle, an important 

part of the larger Overland Campaign of 1864 which resulted in 800 casualties and contributed to 

the 86,339 total casualties within the Overland Campaign (Rhea 2014). Therefore, DHR staff 

determined that the resource is potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

Ten of the 95 architectural resources (10.5 percent) found within 0.5 miles of the Project corridor 

in the ELGN segment were previously determined to be not eligible for the NRHP by DHR staff. 

These 10 resources comprise seven dwellings, two commercial buildings, and one historic district. 

The dwellings were primarily constructed between the early- to mid-twentieth century and 

include the Colonial Revival architectural style and the Cape Cod form, none of which are unique 

examples of such types of buildings. One of the commercial buildings is a country store, the Cobb 

Store (042-0341), which is a two-story, frame building constructed around 1900. The other 

commercial building is the Forest Lodge Hotel (043-0111), a railroad hotel constructed around 

1880 in the Italianate style. Both buildings are not associated with a significant person or event 

from history, nor are they exemplary examples of a particular architectural style or form. The 

Laurel Crossroads/Laurel Historic District Expansion (043-0289), known as Hungary Station in 

the later-nineteenth century, was a “watering station” for the RF&P Railroad. The district 

boundaries include the Laurel Industrial School Historic District (042-0292), two stores, and 

several dwellings constructed between the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. However, 

DHR staff determined that the boundaries of the historic district should not be expanded to 

include the dwellings and commercial buildings that were not directly associated or concurrently 

built with the reform school. 

The remaining resources (n=81, 85.3 percent) were not given a formal NRHP eligibility 

determination. Among these resources are the Elmont Historic District (042-5048), the Mill Road 

Historic District (043-0693), 71 dwellings, two commercial buildings, two schools, two 

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The architectural investigation of the ELGN segment of the DC2RVA Project involved a field 

survey of all above-ground resources over 48 years in age within the Project’s architectural APE. 

Both previously recorded properties and newly recorded resources were included as part of the 

current evaluation to achieve cultural resource compliance. The current survey identified 12 

previously recorded resources and 97 newly recorded resources, for a total of 109 surveyed 

resources. 

5.1 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES 

This survey identified 12 previously recorded buildings, objects, and districts within the 

architectural APE (Table 5-1, Figures 5-1 through 5-11). (Any previously recorded structures 

within the APE will be included in a subsequent report.) Of the 12 previously recorded resources, 

two have been previously listed in or determined potentially eligible/eligible for the NRHP. Two 

resources were determined not eligible for listing in the NRHP by the DHR; however, because 

the eligibility evaluation occurred over five years ago, these resources were re-evaluated during 

the current survey. The remaining eight previously recorded resources had not been formally 

evaluated for the NRHP by DHR. Table 5-1 lists all 12 previously recorded resources, along with 

the Project Team’s eligibility recommendation. 

The Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292) is located at the intersection of Hungary 

and Old Staples Mill roads outside of the City of Richmond. The Laurel Industrial School Historic 

District consists of a complex of buildings that were constructed between 1892 and 1905 (Figure 

5-12). The school was founded under the patronage of the Prison Association of Virginia, a group 

of private citizens who sought to reform the state’s penal system, by establishing a self-supporting 

model industrial reformatory for boys (Leach 1984). The district comprises six buildings, some of 

which were constructed by the students who attended the school. They are built in a variety of 

turn-of-the-century architectural styles including Romanesque Revival/Richardsonian, Colonial 

Revival, and Queen Anne. The district was listed in the VLR in 1985 and the NRHP in 1987 under 

Criterion A for politics/government and social/humanitarian and Criterion C for architecture. It 

is recommended that the resource should retain its status as listed in the NRHP. 

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The Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) is “the location of a Civil War battle that took place in 

May of 1864” (Dollins 2014). During this battle, Major General J.E.B. Stuart was wounded and 

died and the battle ended in a Union victory (Figure 5-13) (Dollins 2014). Following DHR 

guidance, when possible, Potential National Register boundaries (PotNR) for battlefields 

established by the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) are used for resource 

evaluations; however, there are no ABPP-defined PotNR boundaries on file for the Yellow Tavern 

Battlefield. As such, the DHR-based resource boundaries were used for this resource. In spite of 

much of the battlefield being physically altered over time, DHR staff determined this resource 

was potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP in 2014 under Criterion A for its military 

significance as a battle in the American Civil War. Dovetail recommends that the resource remain 

potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion A. 

FIGURE 5-12: LAUREL INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL HISTORIC DISTRICT (043-0292), LOOKING 

SOUTHWEST FROM ROBERT STILES BUILDING (043-0292-0001) ON HUNGARY ROAD 

FIGURE 5-13: YELLOW TAVERN BATTLEFIELD (043-5108), LOOKING NORTHWEST ON 

MOUNTAIN ROAD 
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Two resources, the Forest Lodge Hotel (043-0111) and the Laurel Crossroads/Laurel Historic 

District Expansion (043-0289), were both given an eligibility determination by DHR staff of not 

eligible for the NRHP. The Forest Lodge Hotel (043-0111) was a circa-1880, six-story, railroad 

hotel constructed with a mixture of turn-of-the-century architectural styles that was meant for a 

luxury stop for the wealthy on trips from the northeast to the south (Henrico County Historical 

Society 2016). The resource was demolished in 1989 due to development plans; however, a 

portion of a tower was saved and moved to a different location. The Laurel Crossroads/Laurel 

Historic District Expansion (043-0289) is a proposed expansion area for the Laurel Industrial 

School Historic District (043-0292) that included 13 dwellings and commercial buildings along 

Hungary Road that date from 1875 to around 1940. DHR staff determined the expansion of the 

historic district to be not eligible because a majority of the buildings were not constructed during 

the Laurel Industrial School Historic District’s (043-0292) period of significance, nor does the 

expansion include buildings or landscapes associated with the industrial school. Both resources 

are recommended to retain their status as not eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

Eight of the 12 previously recorded resources were never given an eligibility determination from 

the DHR. The Robert Stiles Building (043-0292-0001) is located within the boundaries of the listed 

Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292) (Figure 5-14). The Robert Stiles Building (043-

0292-0001) is a two-story, seven-bay, main school building constructed around 1894 in the 

Romanesque Revival style. The resource, now used as an office building, acted as the main 

dormitory, chapel, school, and dining hall for the incarcerated boys during the school’s tenure 

(Leach 1984). The building is associated with the reform of Virginia’s penal system by the support 

of the Prison Association of Virginia. Consequently, it is recommended potentially eligible for 

listing under Criterion A. The resource retains historic integrity and architectural significance and 

therefore, it is recommended that the resource is potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP under 

Criterion C. The resource is not known to be associated with a significant person from history 

and as such, is not recommended eligible under Criterion B. As an architectural resource, this 

property was not evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, the Robert Stiles Building is 

recommended as potentially eligible under Criteria A and C. The building also is recommended 

as contributing to the eligibility of the Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292).

The Lewis-McLeod House (043-0690) located at the corner of Mountain Road and Purcell Road is 

a two-story, three-bay, Colonial Revival-style single-family dwelling built in 1921. It was not 

previously formally evaluated for the NRHP by DHR staff (Figure 5-15). The resource, 

constructed in 1921, is clad in brick laid in an English bond and features two flanking wings. The 

hipped roof covered in slate shingles has a wooden, denticulated cornice. The primary entrance 

is bordered by a wooden, arched door surround with Doric-style pilasters and a detailed frieze, 

a Colonial Revival-style feature. The building is an outstanding example of the Colonial Revival 

style and retains integrity of materials and design. Therefore, the resource is recommended as 

potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C for Architecture. It has no known association 

with a significant event or person and is not associated with any broad patterns in history. 

Therefore, it is recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As an 

architectural resource, this property was not evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, the LewisMcLeod House is recommended as potentially eligible under Criterion C for Architecture.
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FIGURE 5-14: THE ROBERT STILES BUILDING (043-0292-0001), SOUTHWEST OBLIQUE 

FIGURE 5-15: THE LEWIS-MCLEOD HOUSE (043-0690), NORTHEAST OBLIQUE 

Another previously recorded resource with no formal eligibility determination is the Mill Road 

Historic District (043-0693). This historic district spans a portion of Mill Road, between Old 

Washington Highway in the east and Meadow Drive to the west, in Henrico County (Figure 5-

16). This area of Mill Road is lined with 28 vernacular buildings constructed during the late-
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nineteenth to the early-twentieth century. The natural environment of the historic district has not 

been notably altered, unlike a majority of Henrico County. Its contributing resources retain 

historic integrity and architectural significance. For these reasons, the Mill Road Historic District 

is recommended as potentially eligible under Criterion C for Architecture. It has no known 

association with a significant event or person and is not associated with any broad patterns in 

history. Therefore, it is recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. 

Comprised of architectural resources, this property was not evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, 

the Mill Road Historic District is recommended as potentially eligible under Criterion C for 

Architecture.

FIGURE 5-16: THE MILL ROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT (043-0693), LOOKING WEST TOWARDS 

THE NORTH SIDE OF MILL ROAD 

The Hunton Grocery/Hunton Treasures at 11701 Greenwood Road (043-0694) is a two-story, 

three-bay commercial building constructed in 1930 with attributes from the Spanish 

Revival/Eclectic style (Figure 5-17). It has not formally been evaluated for the NRHP by DHR 

staff. This resource is an outstanding example of a service station and commercial building 

constructed in the early-twentieth century with Spanish Revival style influences and it retains 

integrity of materials, workmanship, and design. For these reasons, the resource is recommended 

to be potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C. It has no known association with a 

significant event or person in history; consequently, it is recommended not eligible for the NRHP 

under Criteria A or B. As an architectural resource, this property was not evaluated under 

Criterion D. In sum, the Hunton Grocery is recommended as potentially eligible for the NRHP 

under Criterion C for Architecture.
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FIGURE 5-17: THE HUNTON GROCERY (043-0694), SOUTHEAST ELEVATION 

Another resource located within the boundaries of the Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

(043-0292) is the House at 2607 Hungary Road (043-0292-0006). The resource is a two-story, sevenbay, single-family dwelling constructed around 1900 in the Colonial Revival style and it is said 

to have been built by the incarcerated who attended the industrial school. The resource is not an 

exemplary representative of the architectural style, has been modified with additions, and is not 

the work of a master. For these reasons, the resource is recommended not eligible under Criterion 

C. Although the resource is associated with the reform of Virginia’s penal system and the Laurel 

Industrial School, the building has undergone many alteration which has diminished its integrity. 

Therefore, it is recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As an 

architectural resource, this property was not evaluated under Criterion D. In conclusion, the 

House at 2607 Hungary Road is recommended not eligible under Criteria A–C. however, the 

resource is recommended as contributing to the eligibility of the Laurel Industrial School 

Historic District (043-0292). 

One of the previously recorded but unevaluated resources, the Willis House/Willis Place (043-

0294) located at 10220 Brookemoor Lane, was found to be no longer extant and therefore, is 

recommended as not eligible for the NRHP. The remaining two resources that were not 

previously evaluated for the NRHP are two single-family dwellings, House at 11397 Cedar Lane 

(042-5188) and Board and Batten House, 11010 Old Washington Highway (043-0293). One 

resource was constructed in the mid-twentieth century in the Cape Cod form (042-5188) and the 

other was constructed in 1912 in a vernacular form (043-0293). Neither resource represents a 

particular architectural style nor are they the work of a master; consequently, these properties are 

recommended as not eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C. They have no known association 

with a significant event or person in history; consequently, they are recommended not eligible 

for the NRHP under Criteria A or B. As architectural resources, these properties were not 

evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, these three resources are recommended as not eligible 

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TABLE 5-1: PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT 

SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County 

Date of 

Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

042-5188 House, 11397 Cedar Lane Hanover County ca. 1940 Not Eligible 

043-0111 Forest Lodge Hotel/Glen Allen Hotel, 

Mountain Road Henrico County 

EarlyNineteenth–

Late-Twentieth 

Centuries 

Not Eligible, No Longer 

Extant/Portion Re-located 

043-0289 

Laurel Industrial School Historic 

District Expansion/Laurel Crossroads 

Historic District, Hungary Road 

Henrico County 1875-1940 Remains Not Eligible 

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic 

District, Hungary Road Henrico County 1892 Remains Listed 

043-0292-

0001 

Main Building/Robert Stiles 

Building/Bluford Office Building, 2900 

Hungary Road 

Henrico County ca. 1894 

Potentially Individually Eligible 

Under Criteria A and C, 

Contributing to the Laurel 

Industrial School Historic 

District 

043-0292-

0006 House, 2907 Hungary Road Henrico County 1895 

Not Individually Eligible, 

Contributing to the Laurel 

Industrial School Historic 

District 

043-0293 House/Board and Batten House, 11010 

Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1912 Not Eligible 

043-0294 Willis House/Willis Place, Hamilton 

Road Henrico County 1893 Not Eligible, No Longer Extant 

043-0690 Lewis-McLeod House, 2945 Mountain 

Road Henrico County 1921 Potentially Eligible Under Criterion C 

043-0693 Mill Road Historic District, Mill Road Henrico County ca. 1880 Potentially Eligible Under 

Criterion C 

043-0694 Hunton Grocery (Hunton Treasures), 

11701 Greenwood Road Henrico County 1930 Potentially Eligible Under Criterion C 

043-5108 Yellow Tavern Battlefield Henrico County May 1864 Remains Potentially Eligible 

Source: Dovetail, 2016. 

Table Notes: 1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current survey. 

 

5.2 NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES

Of the 109 above-ground resources recorded in the architectural APE of the ELGN segment 

during the current project, the DC2RVA Project Team documented 97 newly recorded resources 

(Table 5-2; Figures 5-18 through 5-26). One resource, House at 11501 Old Washington Highway 

(043-5646), is a one-and-one-half-story, Craftsman-style, single-family dwelling constructed 

between 1916 and 1919 (Figure 5-27). According to the current owner, the secretary to the 









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General Station Master for Hunton Station commissioned the construction of the house (Mark A. Breen, 

personal communication 2016). The building is clad in weatherboard siding and covered by a gable-on-hip 

roof with carved rafter tails. A gabled-roof projection features multiple wooden brackets. The building 

features a recessed, wrap-around porch featuring tapered, wooden posts on parged piers, a corner tower, 

and a sawtooth detailing beneath the eaves. A garage is associated with this resource. Only one (043-0035) 

Craftsman-style dwelling, a part of an agricultural property in Henrico County, has been listed in the NRHP 

under Criterion A for Agriculture and Criterion C for Architecture. The building at 11501 Old Washington 

Highway is an excellent example of the Craftsman style, retains original materials, and is uncommon in 

this area of Henrico County. 

It is recommended that the House at 11501 Old Washington Highway (043-5646) is potentially eligible for 

the NRHP under Criterion C. It is recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As an 

architectural resource, these properties were not evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, the House at 11501 

Old Washington Highway is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C.

FIGURE 5-27: THE HOUSE AT 11501 OLD WASHINGTON HIGHWAY (043-5646), WEST 

ELEVATION 

The Darling Smokestack (043-5657) is located off of Old Washington Highway, north of Mountain 

Road, and immediately east of the railroad tracks in Glen Allen (Figure 5-28). The smokestack, 

constructed around the turn-of-the-twentieth-century, is formed of brick, features a corbeled cap, 

and ‘Darling’ is marked in painted white bricks, most likely referring to a business name. The 

smokestack, associated railroad spurs, and buildings of what appears to be an industrial complex 

are visible on a 1936 topographic map but the buildings have been replaced by warehouses 

constructed in 1958 (Henrico County GIS 2016, United States Geological Survey [USGS] 1936). 

Although the associated buildings are no longer extant, the smokestack itself is in good condition. 

Only two smokestacks have been individually recorded as primary resources in Virginia: the 1890 

Morris-Fischer Smokestack (066-5058) in Northumberland County and the 1937 Natural Bridge 

Boiler House and Smokestack (081-7147-0009) in Rockbridge County, both of which have not been 

formally evaluated for NRHP eligibility. Due to the resource type’s unique quality locally and its 

integrity of workmanship, materials, and design, it is recommended that the smokestack is 
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potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C. Currently, the resource is not known to be 

associated with a significant event or person from history; however, further research may yield 

new information regarding this. The resource is recommended as not eligible under Criteria A 

and B. As an architectural resource, this property was not evaluated under Criterion D. In sum, 

the Darling Smokestack is recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C. 

FIGURE 5-28: THE DARLING SMOKESTACK (043-5657), LOOKING SOUTH 

Of the remaining 95 newly recorded resources identified during this effort, 31 are located within 

a historic district’s boundaries. Thirteen of these 31 resources are within two previously recorded 

historic districts: the Laurel Crossroads/Laurel Historic District Expansion (043-0289) and the 

Mill Road Historic District (043-0693). Ten of those 13 resources are located within the previously 

recorded Laurel Crossroads/Laurel Historic District Expansion (043-0289) and consist of six 

commercial buildings and four dwellings. The six commercial buildings (043-5458–043-5463) 

were constructed between 1937 and 1950 in vernacular form of the Minimal Traditional, Classical 

Revival, and Moderne architectural styles, four of which were previous single-family dwellings. 

The four dwellings (043-5457, 043-5464–043-5466) of the 10 resources within the Laurel Historic 

District Expansion were constructed between 1920 and 1941 with influences from the Minimal 

Traditional and Craftsman styles. The Laurel Historic District Expansion had been determined 

not eligible for the NRHP by DHR and therefore these 10 resources are recommended as noncontributing. None of the 10 resources represent a particular architectural style, nor are they the 

work of a master and therefore, the 10 resources are recommended as not individually eligible 

for the NRHP. The 10 resources are not known to be associated with a significant event or person 

from history, consequently they are recommended as not eligible under Criteria A and B. As 

architectural resources, these properties were not evaluated under Criterion D. These ten newly 

recorded resources are recommended not individually eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A–

C.
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Located within the previously recorded Mill Road Historic District (043-0693), recommended as 

potentially eligible during this effort, are the remaining three of the 13 newly recorded resources 

identified within a previously recorded historic district. These three resources (043-0693-0001–

043-0693-0003) are single-family dwellings, two of which were constructed in 1900 and one in 

1941, and represent a vernacular form common to the area and era in which they were built. Two 

of the three resources (043-0693-0001 and 043-0693-0003) were constructed during the district’s 

period of significance of the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, while the resource 

constructed in 1941 (043-0693-0002) was constructed outside of that time period. Therefore, two 

of the three resources (043-0693-0001 and 043-0693-0003) are recommended as contributing to the 

Mill Road Historic District. These three resources have no outstanding architectural merit and are 

not known to be the work of a master. For these reasons, they are recommended not eligible for 

individual listing in the NRHP under Criterion C. They have no known association with a 

significant event or person and are not associated with any broad patterns in history. Therefore, 

they are recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As architectural 

resources, these properties were not evaluated under Criterion D. These three newly recorded 

resources are recommended not individually eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A–C. 

Eighteen of the 31 resources located within a historic district are located within two of the newlyrecorded, post-World War II neighborhoods. The Laurel Park Historic District (043-5467), 

primarily accessed by Hungary Road with a secondary access from Purcell Road, consists of 

multiple linear streets laid out in a grid-like form. These streets are lined with quarter-acre, 

manicured lots filled with single-family dwellings constructed in 1959 in the Ranch style. Six of 

the newly recorded resources (043-5467-0001–043-5467-0006) identified within the Project APE 

are located within this historic district. The Terry Heights Historic District (043-5468), located on 

the east side of Purcell Road and north of the Laurel Park Historic District, consists of several 

curvilinear streets lined with quarter-acre, manicured lots filled with a single-family dwellings 

constructed in 1959 in the bi-level, Split Level form of the Ranch style. Twelve of the newly 

recorded resources (043-5468-0001–043-5468-0012) identified within the Project APE are located 

within this historic district. The historic districts and the 18 individual resources recorded within 

them do not exhibit any exceptional characteristics of a particular architectural style and are not 

known to be the work of a master. For these reasons, they are recommended not eligible for 

individual listing in the NRHP under Criterion C. They have no known association with a 

significant event or person and are not associated with any broad patterns in history. Therefore, 

they are recommended not eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As architectural 

resources, these properties were not evaluated under Criterion D. These two historic districts and 

the 18 individual newly recorded resources are recommended not eligible for the NRHP under 

Criteria A–C.

The remaining 62 newly recorded resources surveyed comprise 53 dwellings, five commercial 

buildings, two industrial properties, one religious-affiliated building, and one historic marker. 

The 53 houses consist of single-family dwellings constructed between 1905 and 1961 in vernacular 

forms of the Minimal Traditional, Ranch, and Craftsman architectural styles. The five commercial 

buildings and two industrial buildings were constructed in the mid-twentieth century in 

vernacular form common of the era and area in which they were built. There is one newly 

recorded church, the Hunton Baptist Church at 11660 Greenwood Road (043-5644) surveyed 

during this effort and the main church building, fellowship hall, and classrooms building were 

constructed in 1954, with additions added through the late-twentieth century. One roadside 

marker and historic attraction, the Forest Lodge Cupola (043-5661), is located at the corner of 
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Mountain Road and Old Washington Highway. The landmark was the top story of the now 

demolished Forest Lodge Hotel (043-0111) that was moved here around 1990. The property 

features several markers denoting the history of the area and the lodge. These 62 newly recorded 

resources have no outstanding architectural merit and are not known to be the work of a master. 

For these reasons, they are recommended not eligible for individual listing in the NRHP under 

Criterion C. They have no known association with a significant event or person and are not 

associated with any broad patterns in history. Therefore, they are recommended not eligible for 

the NRHP under Criteria A and B. As architectural resources, these properties were not evaluated 

under Criterion D. In sum, these 62 newly recorded resources are recommended not eligible for 

the NRHP under Criteria A–C.

TABLE 5-2: NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

043-0693-

0001 House, 11934 Mill Road Henrico County 1900 Not Eligible, Contributing to the Mill Road Historic District 

043-0693-

0002 House, 11939 Mill Road Henrico County 1941 

Not Eligible, Non-Contributing 

to the Mill Road Historic 

District 

043-0693-

0003 House, 11931 Mill Road Henrico County 1900 Not Eligible, Contributing to the Mill Road Historic District 

043-5457 House, 2738 Hungary Road Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5458 Commercial Building, 2814 

Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 

043-5459 AC Doctors, 2816 Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 

043-5460 Imagining Concepts, Inc., 2818 

Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 

043-5461 Commercial Building, 2820 

Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5462 Bill's Quality Auto Repair, 9411 

Old Staples Mill Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5463 Laurel Gallery, 2805 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5464 House, 2733 Hungary Road Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible 

043-5465 House, 2731 Hungary Road Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible 

043-5466 House, 2727 Hungary Road Henrico County 1941 Not Eligible 

043-5467 

Laurel Park Historic District, 

Purcell Road, Fruehauf Road, 

Omega Road 

Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0001 House, 2720 Omega Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0002 House, 9905 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 
RESULTS 

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TABLE 5-2: NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

043-5467-

0003 House, 9903 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0004 House, 9901 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0005 House, 2721 Fruehauf Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0006 House, 9809 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5468 Terry Heights Historic District, 

Purcell Road, Terry Drive Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0001 House, 10111 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0002 House, 10109 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0003 House, 10107 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0004 House, 10105 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0005 House, 10103 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0006 House, 10101 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0007 House, 10013 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0008 House, 10011 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0009 House, 10009 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0010 House, 10007 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0011 House, 10005 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0012 House, 10003 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5637 House, 11710 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5638 House, 3326 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5639 House, 3223 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1890 Not Eligible 

043-5640 House, 3215 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 
RESULTS 

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TABLE 5-2: NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

043-5641 House, 3201 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1905 Not Eligible 

043-5642 House, 3175 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1961 Not Eligible 

043-5643 Hunton Station Offices, 11607 Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5644 Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 

Greenwood Road Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 

043-5645 Leolantz Construction Offices, 

11671 Greenwood Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5646 House, 11501 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County ca. 1916 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C 

043-5647 House, 11455 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5648 House, 11395 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5649 House, 11375 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible 

043-5650 House, 11333 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5651 House, 11301 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5652 House, 11291 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5653 House, 11241 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5654 House, 11035 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1957 Not Eligible 

043-5655 House, 10850 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1951 Not Eligible 

043-5656 Stromberg Metal Works, 10780 

Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1951 Not Eligible 

043-5657 Darling Smokestack, Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County ca. 1910 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C 

043-5658 House, 10756 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1935 Not Eligible 

043-5659 House, 2986 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5660 House, 10730 Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County 1942 Not Eligible 

043-5661 Forest Lodge Cupola (Museum), 

2940 Mountain Road Henrico County 1880 Not Eligible 
RESULTS 

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TABLE 5-2: NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

043-5662 Glen Allen Super Market, 3007 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1960 Not Eligible 

043-5663 Glen Allen Service Center, 3011 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5664 House, 3000 Englewood Road Henrico County 1962 Not Eligible 

043-5665 House, 3003 Mountain Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5666 House, 2965 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5667 House, 10700 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5668 House, 10620 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5669 House, 2716 Bowles Lane Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5670 House, 10601 Purcell Road Henrico County 1940 Not Eligible 

043-5671 House, 10471 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5672 House, 10425 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5673 House, 10414 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5674 House, 2708 Indale Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5675 House, 10345 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5676 House, 10336 Purcell Road Henrico County 1929 Not Eligible 

043-5677 House, 10321 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5678 House, 10308 Purcell Road Henrico County 1955 Not Eligible 

043-5679 House, 10311 Purcell Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5680 House, 10305 Purcell Road Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 

043-5681 House, 10300 Purcell Road Henrico County 1934 Not Eligible 

043-5682 House, 10226 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5683 House, 10211 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5684 House, 10212 Purcell Road Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible 

043-5685 House, 10204 Purcell Road Henrico County 1956 Not Eligible 

043-5686 House, 10201 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5687 House, 9900 Purcell Road Henrico County 1952 Not Eligible 

043-5688 House, 9751 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5689 House, 9701 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5690 House, 2734 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5691 House, 9403 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible 
RESULTS 

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TABLE 5-2: NEWLY RECORDED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE CURRENT SURVEY

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project Team 

Recommendation 

043-5692 House, 9401 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5693 House, 9311 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5694 House, 9100 Mayfair Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5695 House, 9113 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible 

043-5696 House, 9111 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5697 House, 9109 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1946 Not Eligible 

043-5698 House, 9107 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5699 CCS/Industrial Building, 9301 Old 

Staples Mill Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5700 Commercial/Industrial Building, 

9207 Old Staples Mill Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

Source: Dovetail, 2016. 

Table Notes: Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current survey. 

 
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

The DC2RVA Project Team conducted a reconnaissance-level architectural survey of the ELGN 

segment of the DC2RVA corridor. The DC2RVA project is being completed under the auspices of 

the FRA in conjunction with the DRPT. Because of FRA’s involvement, the undertaking is 

required to comply with the NEPA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, as amended. The Project is being completed as DHR File Review #2014-0666. 

In total, the DC2RVA Project Team surveyed 109 historic architectural resources within the 

architectural APE within the ELGN segment, 12 of which were previously recorded and 97 were 

newly recorded historic resources. Of the 12 previously recorded resources, one resource, the 

Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292), was previously listed in the NRHP and it is 

recommended the resource remain NRHP listed. The Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) was 

previously determined potentially eligible for the NRHP by DHR staff and it is recommended 

that the Yellow Tavern Battlefield retain that status of potentially eligible under Criterion A. 

The Robert Stiles Building (043-0292-0001) was previously unevaluated for NRHP eligibility and 

is recommended as potentially individually eligible for the NRHP under Criteria A for Social 

and Politics and C for Architecture and is contributing to the Laurel Industrial School Historic 

District. Three previously recorded resources that were unevaluated for NRHP eligibility (LewisMcLeod House, 043-0690; Mill Road Historic District, 043-0693; Hunton Treasures, 043-0694) are 

recommended as potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion C for Architecture. The 

remaining six previously recorded resources, two of which were found to be no longer extant, are 

recommended as not eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

Of the 97 newly recorded resources, two resources (House at 11501 Old Washington Highway 

[043-5646] and the Darling Smokestack [043-5657]), are recommended as potentially eligible for 

listing in the NRHP under Criterion C. Three newly recorded dwellings (043-0693-0001–043-

0693-0003) are recommended as not individually eligible but contributing to the eligibility of 

the Mill Road Historic District (043-0693). The remaining 92 newly recorded resources are 

recommended not individually eligible for listing in the NRHP. 

TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

042-5188 House, 11397 Cedar Lane Hanover County ca. 1940 Not Eligible 

043-0111 Forest Lodge Hotel/Glen Allen Hotel, 

Mountain Road Henrico County ca. 1880 Not Eligible, No Longer Extant 

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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

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TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

043-0289 

Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

Expansion (Laurel Crossroads)/Laurel 

Crossroads Historic District, Hungary 

Road 

Henrico County 1875-1940 Remains Not Eligible 

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic District, 

Hungary Road Henrico County 1892 Remains Listed 

043-0292-

0001 

Main Building/Robert Stiles 

Building/Bluford Office Building, 2900 

Hungary Road 

Henrico County ca. 1894 

Potentially Individually 

Eligible Under Criteria 

A and C, Contributing 

to the Laurel Industrial 

School Historic District 

043-0292-

0006 House, 2907 Hungary Road Henrico County 1895 

Not Individually Eligible, 

Contributing to the 

Laurel Industrial School 

Historic District 

043-0293 House/Board and Batten House, 11010 

Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1912 Not Eligible 

043-0294 Willis House/Willis Place, Hamilton Road Henrico County 1893 Not Eligible, No Longer 

Extant 

043-0690 Lewis-McLeod House, 2945 Mountain 

Road Henrico County 1921 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C 

043-0693 Mill Road Historic District Henrico County 

EarlyNineteenth–

Late-Twentieth 

Centuries 

Potentially Eligible 

under Criterion C 

043-0693-

0001 House, 11934 Mill Road Henrico County 1900 

Not Individually Eligible, 

Contributing to the Mill 

Road Historic District 

043-0693-

0002 House, 11939 Mill Road Henrico County 1941 

Not Individually Eligible, 

Non-Contributing to 

the Mill Road Historic 

District 

043-0693-

0003 House, 11931 Mill Road Henrico County 1900 

Not Individually 

Eligible, Contributing to 

the Mill Road Historic 

District 

043-0694 Hunton Treasures, 11701 Greenwood 

Road Henrico County 1930 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C 

043-5108 Yellow Tavern Battlefield Henrico County May 1864 Remains Potentially 

Eligible 

043-5457 House, 2738 Hungary Road Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5458 Commercial Building, 2814 Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

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TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

043-5459 AC Doctors, 2816 Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 

043-5460 Imagining Concepts, Inc., 2818 Hungary 

Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible 

043-5461 Commercial Building, 2820 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5462 Bill's Quality Auto Repair, 9411 Old 

Staples Mill Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5463 Laurel Gallery, 2805 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5464 House, 2733 Hungary Road Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible 

043-5465 House, 2731 Hungary Road Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible 

043-5466 House, 2727 Hungary Road Henrico County 1941 Not Eligible 

043-5467 Laurel Park Historic District, Purcell 

Road, Fruehauf Road, Omega Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0001 House, 2720 Omega Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0002 House, 9905 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0003 House, 9903 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0004 House, 9901 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0005 House, 2721 Fruehauf Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5467-

0006 House, 9809 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5468 Terry Heights Historic District, Purcell 

Road, Terry Drive Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0001 House, 10111 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0002 House, 10109 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0003 House, 10107 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0004 House, 10105 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0005 House, 10103 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail 6-4 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

043-5468-

0006 House, 10101 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0007 House, 10013 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0008 House, 10011 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0009 House, 10009 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0010 House, 10007 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0011 House, 10005 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5468-

0012 House, 10003 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible 

043-5637 House, 11710 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5638 House, 3326 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5639 House, 3223 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1890 Not Eligible 

043-5640 House, 3215 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 

043-5641 House, 3201 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1905 Not Eligible 

043-5642 House, 3175 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1961 Not Eligible 

043-5643 Hunton Station Offices, 11607 Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5644 Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 

Greenwood Road Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 

043-5645 Leolantz Construction Offices, 11671 

Greenwood Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5646 House, 11501 Old Washington Highway Henrico County ca. 1916 Potentially Eligible 

under Criterion C 

043-5647 House, 11455 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5648 House, 11395 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5649 House, 11375 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible 

043-5650 House, 11333 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5651 House, 11301 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5652 House, 11291 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5653 House, 11241 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail 6-5 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

043-5654 House, 11035 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1957 Not Eligible 

043-5655 House, 10850 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1951 Not Eligible 

043-5656 Stromberg Metal Works, 10780 Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County 1951 Not Eligible 

043-5657 Darling Smokestack, Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County ca. 1910 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C 

043-5658 House, 10756 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1935 Not Eligible 

043-5659 House, 2986 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5660 House, 10730 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1942 Not Eligible 

043-5661 Forest Lodge Cupola (Museum), 2940 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1880 Not Eligible 

043-5662 Glen Allen Super Market, 3007 Mountain 

Road Henrico County 1960 Not Eligible 

043-5663 Glen Allen Service Center, 3011 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5664 House, 3000 Englewood Road Henrico County 1962 Not Eligible 

043-5665 House, 3003 Mountain Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible 

043-5666 House, 2965 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5667 House, 10700 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5668 House, 10620 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5669 House, 2716 Bowles Lane Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5670 House, 10601 Purcell Road Henrico County 1940 Not Eligible 

043-5671 House, 10471 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5672 House, 10425 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5673 House, 10414 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5674 House, 2708 Indale Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5675 House, 10345 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5676 House, 10336 Purcell Road Henrico County 1929 Not Eligible 

043-5677 House, 10321 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5678 House, 10308 Purcell Road Henrico County 1955 Not Eligible 

043-5679 House, 10311 Purcell Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5680 House, 10305 Purcell Road Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible 
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail 6-6 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE 6-1: SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction 

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation 

043-5681 House, 10300 Purcell Road Henrico County 1934 Not Eligible 

043-5682 House, 10226 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5683 House, 10211 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5684 House, 10212 Purcell Road Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible 

043-5685 House, 10204 Purcell Road Henrico County 1956 Not Eligible 

043-5686 House, 10201 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5687 House, 9900 Purcell Road Henrico County 1952 Not Eligible 

043-5688 House, 9751 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible 

043-5689 House, 9701 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible 

043-5690 House, 2734 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5691 House, 9403 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible 

043-5692 House, 9401 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5693 House, 9311 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible 

043-5694 House, 9100 Mayfair Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5695 House, 9113 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible 

043-5696 House, 9111 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible 

043-5697 House, 9109 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1946 Not Eligible 

043-5698 House, 9107 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

043-5699 CCS/Industrial, 9301 Old Staples Mill 

Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible 

043-5700 Commercial/Industrial, 9207 Old Staples 

Mill Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible 

Source: Dovetail, 2016. 

Table Notes: 1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current survey. 

 
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Manarin, L.H., and C. Dowdey 

1984 The History of Henrico County. University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville. 

Neville, Ashley 

2005 An Architectural History of Mechanicsville, Virginia. Prepared for Hanover County 

Planning Department, Hanover, Virginia by Ashley Neville, LLC, Glen Allen, 

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Neville, Ashley M., Julie Gronlund, Heather Maginnis, Margarita Wuellner, J. Timothy Keller, 

and Katherine Lacy 

1992 Survey of Historic Resources, Hanover County, Virginia: Phases I and II. Prepared for 

Hanover County Planning Department, Hanover, Virginia by Land and Community 

Associates, Charlottesville, Virginia. 

Neville, Ashley M., Heather E. Maginniss, Katharine T. Lacy, J. Timothy Keller, and Gregory L. 

Brittingham 

1990 Survey of Historic Resources, Hanover County, Virginia. Prepared for Hanover County 

Planning Department, Hanover, Virginia by Land and Community Associates, 

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O’Dell, Jeffery 

1976 Inventory of Early Architecture and Historic Sites, County of Henrico, Virginia. Prepared 

for the Henrico County, Virginia by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 

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1984 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walkerton Tavern 

(043-0019), Glen Allen, Virginia. Electronic document, http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/ 

registers/Counties/Henrico/043-0019_Walkerton_1984_Final_Nomination.pdf, 

accessed, February 2016. 

Outlaw, A.C., and C. D. Tyrer 

1995 Phase I Archaeological Investigations at Richmond International Airport, Henrico County, 

Virginia. Ms. On file, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond. 

Rhea, Gordon 

2014 “The Overland Campaign of 1864.” Civil War Trust. Electronic document, 

http://www.civilwar.org/hallowed-ground-magazine/spring-2014/the-overlandcampaign.html, accessed May 2014. 

Salmon, J.S. 

2001 The Official Civil War Battlefield Guide. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. 

Sears, Steven W. 

1992 To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign. Stan Clark Military Books, 

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Sidbury, James 

1997 Ploughshares into Swords: Race, Rebellion, and Identity in Gabriel’s Virginia, 1730–1810. 

Cambridge University Press, New York. 

Smead, Susan E., and Marc C. Wagner 

1995 An Update of the Inventory of Early Architecture and Historical and Archaeological Sites, 

County of Henrico, Virginia. Prepared for Henrico County, Virginia and the Virginia 

Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia by the Preservation Associates 

of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. 
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Town of Ashland 

2016 Town of Ashland, Virginia. Electronic document, http://www.town.ashland.va.us/, 

accessed February 2016. 

Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (VHL) 

1974 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meadow Farm (043-

0031), Richmond, Virginia. Electronic document, http://www.dhr.virginia.gov 

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0031_Meadow_Farm_1974_Final_Nomination.pdf, February 2016. 

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Center. Electronic document, http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/, February 2016. 

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Reston, Virginia. Electronic document, 

http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/index.html, accessed May 2016. 
D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail A-1 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

APPENDIX A: BACKGROUND REVIEW TABLE 

TABLE A-1: PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF THE 

ARCHITECTURAL APE

DHR 

Number Property Name and Address Date of Construction 

Evaluation 

Status 

Date of 

Evaluation 

042-0327 Breedlove Store, Route 623 ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

042-0328 Houses, Route 623, Sawdust Lane 1930 Not Evaluated 

042-0329/ 

042-5048-

0001 

Legrand House, Neville House, Schmitt House, 

11311 Cedar Lane 1903 Not Evaluated 

042-0330 Price Farm, Price House, 11417 Cedar Lane ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-0331 Kenwood Farm, Route 623 ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-0332 Kenwood Community Center, Route 626 ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-0333 Elmont Elementary School (White), Route 626 ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-0334 Crawford Place, Kenwood/Crawford Place, 

Route 626 1880 Not Evaluated 

042-0335 Cobb, James E., House (Oropillo House), Route 

626 1910 Not Evaluated 

042-0336 Henry Priddy House, Route 626 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-0337 Kenwood Methodist Church, Route 626 1890 Not Evaluated 

042-0339 Kirk House, Route 626 1890 Not Evaluated 

042-0341 Cobb Store, Route 626 at Railroad 1900 Not Eligible 9/8/1994 

042-0568 Francis House, House, 11063 Holly Berry Rd 1825 Not Evaluated 

042-0705/ 

042-5048-

0002 

Banker-Cobb House, Moore House, 11367 

Cedar Lane 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-5048 Elmont Historic District 1890 Not Evaluated 

042-5185 Helen Cobb House, 11346 Cedar Lane ca. 1930 Not Evaluated 

042-5186 Emmett Cobb House, 11377 Cedar Lane 1938 Not Evaluated 

042-5187 House, 11387 Cedar Lane 1946 Not Evaluated 

042-5188 House, 11397 Cedar Lane ca. 1940 Not Evaluated 

042-5189 Maplewood, 11408 Cedar Lane ca. 1930 Not Evaluated 
APPENDIX A 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail A-2 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE A-1: PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF THE 

ARCHITECTURAL APE

DHR 

Number Property Name and Address Date of Construction 

Evaluation 

Status 

Date of 

Evaluation 

042-5190 House, 11147 Elmont Road ca. 1940 Not Evaluated 

042-5191 House, 11151 Elmont Road ca. 1940 Not Evaluated 

042-5192 Roger Buchanan House, 11154 Elmont Road ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

042-5193 House, 11159 Elmont Road ca. 1915 Not Evaluated 

042-5194 House, 11162 Elmont Road ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

042-5195 House, 11168 Elmont Road ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-5196 House, 11257 Kenwood Church Road ca. 1945 Not Evaluated 

042-5197 Dishman House, 11243 Kenwood Church Road ca. 1945 Not Evaluated 

042-5198 Sally Vistrum House, 11233 Kenwood Church 

Road ca. 1945 Not Evaluated 

042-5199 Maxey House, 11211 Elmont Road ca. 1925 Not Evaluated 

042-5200 House, 11257 Elmont Road ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

042-5201 House, 11247 Elmont Road ca. 1925 Not Evaluated 

042-5202 Railroad House, 11248 Elmont Crossing Lane ca. 1930 Not Evaluated 

042-5203 Viola House, 11222 Oak Lawn Lane ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-5204 Gilman House, 11204 Oak Lawn Lane ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

042-5234 House, 10477 Old Washington Highway early-twentieth 

century 

Not Evaluated 

042-5517 House, 11114 Holly Berry Road 1935 Not Evaluated 

042-5523 House, 10491 Old Washington Highway 1940 Not Evaluated 

042-5524 House, 11015 Old Washington Highway 1961 Not Evaluated 

042-5526 House, 11041 Old Washington Highway 1940 Not Evaluated 

042-5528 House, 11071 Holly Berry Rd ca. 1950 Not Evaluated 

042-5529 House, 11097 Holly Berry Rd 1930 Not Evaluated 

042-5530 House, 11102 Holly Berry Rd 1955 Not Evaluated 

042-5531 House, 11078 Holly Berry Rd 1941 Not Evaluated 

042-5543 House, 11329 Cedar Lane 1964 Not Evaluated 

042-5544 Hazel Creech House, 11067 Holly Berry Road ca. 1930 Not Evaluated 

043-0019 Walkerton Tavern, Mountain Road 1825 Listed 

NRHP 

12/16/1984; VLR 

10/16/1984 
APPENDIX A 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail A-3 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE A-1: PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF THE 

ARCHITECTURAL APE

DHR 

Number Property Name and Address Date of Construction 

Evaluation 

Status 

Date of 

Evaluation 

043-0031 Meadow Farm, Mountain Road ca. 1770 Listed NRHP 8/13/1974; 

VLR 5/21/1974 

043-0065 Bowles Lane Farmhouse, 11 Bowles Lane ca. 1850 Not Evaluated 

043-0111 Forest Lodge Hotel, Glen Allen Hotel, 

Mountain Road ca. 1880 Not Eligible 10/11/1988 

043-0289 Laurel Crossroads Historic District, Laurel 

Historic District Expansion, Hungary Road ca. 1875 Not Eligible 7/21/1990 

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic District, 

Hungary Road ca. 1892 Listed NRHP 6/12/1987; VLR 10/15/1985 

043-0293 Board and Batten House, Old Washington 

Highway ca. 1900 Not Evaluated 

043-0294 Willis Place, Hamilton Road 1893 Not Evaluated 

043-0690 Lewis-McLeod House, Mountain Road 1921 Not Evaluated 

043-0693 Mill Road Historic District, Mill Road N/A Not Evaluated 

043-0694 Hunton Grocery (Hunton Treasures), Old 

Washington Highway ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

043-0695 Glen Allen School, Old Washington Highway ca. 1899 Not Evaluated 

043-5108 Yellow Tavern Battlefield 1864 Potentially 

Eligible 11/4/2014 

043-5174 Robertson House, 8812 Staples Mill Road 1939 Not Eligible 6/28/2006 

043-5175 Robertson House, 8808 Staples Mill Road 1954 Not Eligible 6/28/2006 

043-5176 House, J. Thompson Cravens & Associates 

Office Building, 8803 Staples Mill Road 1937 Not Eligible 6/28/2006 

043-5308 House, 5406 Lucas Road ca. 1950 Not Eligible 11/28/2011 

043-5309 House, 5404 Lucas Road ca. 1950 Not Eligible 11/28/2011 

043-5310 House, 5400 Lucas Road ca. 1950 Not Eligible 11/28/2011 

043-5311 House, 5312 Lucas Road ca. 1935 Not Eligible 11/28/2011 

043-5354 House, 11828 Thomas Mill Drive ca. 1920 Not Evaluated 

043-5355 Gabrett House, House, 11821 Thomas Mill 

Drive 1958 Not Evaluated 

043-5356 House, 3310 Greenwood Court 1948 Not Evaluated 

043-5357 House, 3320 Greenwood Court 1948 Not Evaluated 

043-5358 House, 3330 Greenwood Court 1948 Not Evaluated 

043-5359 House, 3340 Greenwood Court 1930 Not Evaluated 
APPENDIX A 

D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail A-4 Architectural Reconnaissance Survey, ELGN Segment 

TABLE A-1: PREVIOUSLY RECORDED RESOURCES WITHIN 0.5 MILES OF THE 

ARCHITECTURAL APE

DHR 

Number Property Name and Address Date of Construction 

Evaluation 

Status 

Date of 

Evaluation 

043-5360 House, 3350 Greenwood Court 1940 Not Evaluated 

043-5361 House, 11951 Greenwood Avenue 1904 Not Evaluated 

043-5362 House, 11600 Patch Road 1951 Not Evaluated 

043-5363 House, 11605 Patch Road 1948 Not Evaluated 

043-5364 House, 11621 Patch Road 1963 Not Evaluated 

043-5365 House, 11661 Patch Road 1959 Not Evaluated 

043-5367 House, 11691 Patch Road 1904 Not Evaluated 

043-5368 House, 11721 Patch Road 1947 Not Evaluated 

043-5373 House, 10470 Gregory Avenue 1963 Not Evaluated 

043-5374 House, 3001 Kellipe Road 1962 Not Evaluated 

043-5375 House, 3009 Kellipe Road 1964 Not Evaluated 

043-5376 House, 3016 Kellipe Road 1959 Not Evaluated 

043-5377 House, 3038 Kellipe Road 1961 Not Evaluated 

043-5378 House, 3075 Kellipe Road 1958 Not Evaluated 

043-5379 House, 3085 Kellipe Road 1963 Not Evaluated 

043-5380 House, 11901 Old Washington Highway 1957 Not Evaluated 

043-5382 House, 11971 Old Washington Highway 1951 Not Evaluated 

043-5383 House, 11949 Old Washington Highway 1957 Not Evaluated 

043-5384 House, 11921 Old Washington Highway 1954 Not Evaluated 

043-5385 House, 11950 Old Washington Highway 1951 Not Evaluated 

043-5386 House, 11875 Old Washington Highway 1968 Not Evaluated 

043-5387 House, 11855 Old Washington Highway 1962 Not Evaluated 

Source: Dovetail, 2016. 
 

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August 5, 2016 

Mr. Marc Holma 

Division of Review and Compliance 

Department of Historic Resources 

2801 Kensington Avenue 

Richmond, Virginia 22802 

RE: Resource Eligibility/ Segment 14 (Elmont to Greendale) 

 Southeast High Speed Rail Project, Washington, D.C. to Richmond Segment 

 DHR #2014-0666 

Dear Marc, 

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation 

(DRPT) are continuing environmental studies associated with the Tier II Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond segment of the Southeast High Speed Rail (DC2RVA) corridor 

(Project). The limits of the Project extend from Control Point RO (MP CFP-110) in Arlington south to the 

CSX Transportation (“CSXT”) A-Line/CSXT-S-Line junction at MP A-11 in Centralia, Virginia (Chesterfield 

County), a distance of approximately 123 miles. 

This project is receiving federal funding through the FRA, requires permits issued by federal agencies 

such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will traverse federal land including parcels owned by the 

U.S. Marine Corps and the National Park Service, among others. Due to the involvement of these and 

several other federal entities, the undertaking requires compliance with the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended. The 

FRA sent your office a project Initiation letter on December 11, 2014, formally commencing the Section 

106 process, and the project’s Area of Potential Effects (APE) was approved by the State Historic 

Preservation Officer (SHPO) on February 2, 2015, as required by 36 CFR 800.4(a)(1). 

We are writing today to coordinate architectural identification studies within Segment 14/ Elmont to 

Greendale (ELGN) of the larger Project initiative. Segment 14/ELGN includes the span between Cedar 

Lane in Hanover County on the north to just south of Hungary Road in Henrico County on the south. 

Enclosed please find two hard copies and one electronic copy of the report entitled Architectural 

Reconnaissance Survey for the Washington, D.C. to Richmond, Virginia High Speed Rail Project, Elmont to 

Greendale (ELGN) Segment, Hanover and Henrico Counties. The report was authored by Adriana T. 

Lesiuk and M. Chris Manning with Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (Dovetail), a member of the 

DC2RVA Project Team. The report meets all standards set forth in both the Secretary of Interior’s 
 

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Standards and Guidelines (1983) and the Virginia Department of Historic Resource’s (DHR) Guidelines for 

Preparing Identification and Evaluation Reports (2011). 

The current survey identified 12 previously recorded resources and 97 newly recorded resources, for a 

total of 109 surveyed resources. (A table is attached showing the resource numbers, names and 

addresses of these resources.) Of the 12 previously recorded resources, the Laurel Industrial School 

Historic District (043-0292) was previously listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under 

Criteria A and C, and the Yellow Tavern Battlefield (043-5108) was previously determined to be 

potentially eligible for the NRHP under Criterion A. It is recommended that these two resources retain 

their NRHP status. The Forest Lodge Hotel (043-0111) and the Laurel Crossroads/Laurel Historic District 

Expansion (043-0289) were both previously determined to be not eligible for the NRHP but the 

determination was made more than five years ago. Based on the current study, it is recommended that 

both resources remain not eligible for the NRHP. 

The remaining eight previously recorded resources had not been evaluated for NRHP potential. The 

Robert Stiles Building (043-0292-0001) is recommended potentially eligible under Criteria A and C and is 

also recommended to be a contributing element to the Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-

0292). Three additional resources are recommended to be potentially eligible for the NRHP as individual 

resources as part of the current survey: Lewis-McLeod House (043-0690, Criterion C); the Mill Road 

Historic District (043-0693, Criterion C); and Hunton Grocery/Hunton Treasures at 11701 Greenwood 

Road (043-0694, Criterion C). 

The House at 2607 Hungary Road (043-0292-0006) is recommended not eligible as an individual 

resource but it is suggested to be a contributing element to the Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

(043-0292). The final three previously recorded resources— Willis House/Willis Place (043-0294), House 

at 11397 Cedar Lane (042-5188), and Board and Batten House, 11010 Old Washington Highway (043-

0293)—are recommended not eligible for the NRHP. 

The 97 newly recorded resources primarily include residential properties located in suburbs north of 

Richmond. Two of these 97 resources are recommended to be potentially eligible for the NRHP under 

Criterion C: the House at 11501 Old Washington Highway (043-5646) and the Darling Smokestack (043-

5657). The remaining 95 resources are recommended not eligible for the NRHP as individual resources. 

However, 31 are located within the boundaries of one of two (or both) historic districts—the Laurel 

Crossroads/Laurel Historic District Expansion (043-0289) and the Mill Road Historic District (043-0693). 

Details on contributing status can be found in the attached table and report. 
 

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We invite your agency to concur with these recommendations within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If 

you have questions about historic property studies for this project, please do not hesitate to contact me 

or Heather Staton at (540) 899-9170 or via email at kbarile@dovetailcrg.com/hstaton@dovetailcrg.com. 

Sincerely, 

Kerri S. Barile, Ph.D. 

President, Dovetail Cultural Resource Group 

CC: Emily Stock, DRPT 

 John Winkle, FRA 

 John Morton, HDR 

 Carey Burch, HDR 

 Stephen Walter, Parsons 
 

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The Virginia SHPO concurs that the following resource continues to be listed on the NRHP, as recorded 

during the DC2RVA/Segment 1 study (DHR #2014-0666): 

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic District (Criteria A & C) 

They further concur that the following resources are potentially eligible for the NRHP: 

043-0690 Lewis-McLeod House, 2945 Mountain Road (Criterion C) 

043-0693 Mill Road Historic District (Criterion C) 

043-0694 Hunton Treasures, 11701 Greenwood Road (Criterion C) 

043-5108 Yellow Tavern Battlefield (Criterion A) 

043-5646 House, 11501 Old Washington Highway (Criterion C) 

043-5657 Darling Smokestack, Old Washington Highway (Criterion C) 

They also concur that the following resource is individually eligible and is also a contributing element to 

the NRHP-eligible Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292): 

043-0292-0001 Main Building/Robert Stiles Building/Bluford Office Building, 2900 Hungary Road 

(Criteria A & C) 

They concur that the following resource is eligible for the NRHP as contributing elements to the Laurel 

Industrial School Historic District (043-0292), but it is not individually eligible for listing under Criteria 

A–C as architectural resources: 

043-0292-0006 House, 2907 Hungary Road 

They concur that the following resources are eligible for the NRHP as contributing elements to the Mill 

Road Historic District (043-0693), but they are not individually eligible for listing under Criteria A–C as 

architectural resources: 

043-0693-0001 House, 11934 Mill Road 

043-0693-0002 House, 11939 Mill Road 

043-0693-0003 House, 11931 Mill Road 

Lastly, they concur that the following resources are not eligible for the NRHP as individual resources 

under Criteria A–C and they do not contribute to the eligibility of a historic district: 

042-5188 House, 11397 Cedar Lane 

043-0111 Forest Lodge Hotel/Glen Allen Hotel, Mountain Road 

043-0289 Laurel Industrial School Historic District Expansion (Laurel Crossroads)/Laurel 

Crossroads Historic District, Hungary Road 

043-0293 House/Board and Batten House, 11010 Old Washington Highway 
 

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043-0294 Willis House/Willis Place, Hamilton Road 

043-5457 House, 2738 Hungary Road 

043-5458 Commercial Building, 2814 Hungary Road 

043-5459 AC Doctors, 2816 Hungary Road 

043-5460 Imagining Concepts, Inc., 2818 Hungary Road 

043-5461 Commercial Building, 2820 Hungary Road 

043-5462 Bill's Quality Auto Repair, 9411 Old Staples Mill Road 

043-5463 Laurel Gallery, 2805 Hungary Road 

043-5464 House, 2733 Hungary Road 

043-5465 House, 2731 Hungary Road 

043-5466 House, 2727 Hungary Road 

043-5467 Laurel Park Historic District, Purcell Road, Fruehauf Road, Omega Road 

043-5467-0001 House, 2720 Omega Road 

043-5467-0002 House, 9905 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0003 House, 9903 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0004 House, 9901 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0005 House, 2721 Fruehauf Road 

043-5467-0006 House, 9809 Purcell Road 

043-5468 Terry Heights Historic District, Purcell Road, Terry Drive 

043-5468-0001 House, 10111 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0002 House, 10109 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0003 House, 10107 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0004 House, 10105 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0005 House, 10103 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0006 House, 10101 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0007 House, 10013 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0008 House, 10011 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0009 House, 10009 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0010 House, 10007 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0011 House, 10005 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0012 House, 10003 Purcell Road 

043-5637 House, 11710 Old Washington Highway 

043-5638 House, 3326 Greenwood Court 

043-5639 House, 3223 Greenwood Court 

043-5640 House, 3215 Greenwood Court 

043-5641 House, 3201 Greenwood Court 

043-5642 House, 3175 Greenwood Court 

043-5643 Hunton Station Offices, 11607 Old Washington Highway 

043-5644 Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 Greenwood Road 

043-5645 Leolantz Construction Offices, 11671 Greenwood Road 

043-5647 House, 11455 Old Washington Highway 

043-5648 House, 11395 Old Washington Highway 
 

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043-5649 House, 11375 Old Washington Highway 

043-5650 House, 11333 Old Washington Highway 

043-5651 House, 11301 Old Washington Highway 

043-5652 House, 11291 Old Washington Highway 

043-5653 House, 11241 Old Washington Highway 

043-5654 House, 11035 Old Washington Highway 

043-5655 House, 10850 Old Washington Highway 

043-5656 Stromberg Metal Works, 10780 Old Washington Highway 

043-5658 House, 10756 Old Washington Highway 

043-5659 House, 2986 Mountain Road 

043-5660 House, 10730 Old Washington Highway 

043-5661 Forest Lodge Cupola (Museum), 2940 Mountain Road 

043-5662 Glen Allen Super Market, 3007 Mountain Road 

043-5663 Glen Allen Service Center, 3011 Mountain Road 

043-5664 House, 3000 Englewood Road 

043-5665 House, 3003 Mountain Road 

043-5666 House, 2965 Mountain Road 

043-5667 House, 10700 Purcell Road 

043-5668 House, 10620 Purcell Road 

043-5669 House, 2716 Bowles Lane 

043-5670 House, 10601 Purcell Road 

043-5671 House, 10471 Purcell Road 

043-5672 House, 10425 Purcell Road 

043-5673 House, 10414 Purcell Road 

043-5674 House, 2708 Indale Road 

043-5675 House, 10345 Purcell Road 

043-5676 House, 10336 Purcell Road 

043-5677 House, 10321 Purcell Road 

043-5678 House, 10308 Purcell Road 

043-5679 House, 10311 Purcell Road 

043-5680 House, 10305 Purcell Road 

043-5681 House, 10300 Purcell Road 

043-5682 House, 10226 Purcell Road 

043-5683 House, 10211 Purcell Road 

043-5684 House, 10212 Purcell Road 

043-5685 House, 10204 Purcell Road 

043-5686 House, 10201 Purcell Road 

043-5687 House, 9900 Purcell Road 

043-5688 House, 9751 Purcell Road 

043-5689 House, 9701 Purcell Road 

043-5690 House, 2734 Hungary Road 

043-5691 House, 9403 Oakview Avenue 
 

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043-5692 House, 9401 Oakview Avenue 

043-5693 House, 9311 Oakview Avenue 

043-5694 House, 9100 Mayfair Avenue 

043-5695 House, 9113 Oakview Avenue 

043-5696 House, 9111 Oakview Avenue 

043-5697 House, 9109 Oakview Avenue 

043-5698 House, 9107 Oakview Avenue 

043-5699 CCS/Industrial, 9301 Old Staples Mill Road 

043-5700 Commercial/Industrial, 9207 Old Staples Mill Road 

__________________________________________ ________________________ 

Julie Langan, Director Date 

Virginia Department of Historic Resources 

Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer 
 

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SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

042-5188 House, 11397 Cedar Lane Hanover County ca. 1940 Not Eligible

043-0111 Forest Lodge Hotel/Glen Allen Hotel, 

Mountain Road Henrico County ca. 1880 Not Eligible, No Longer Extant

043-0289

Laurel Industrial School Historic District 

Expansion (Laurel Crossroads)/Laurel 

Crossroads Historic District, Hungary 

Road

Henrico County 1875-1940 Remains Not Eligible

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic District, 

Hungary Road Henrico County 1892 Remains Listed

043-0292-

0001

Main Building/Robert Stiles 

Building/Bluford Office Building, 2900 

Hungary Road

Henrico County 1895

Potentially Individually 

Eligible Under Criteria 

A and C, Contributing 

to the Laurel Industrial

School Historic District

043-0292-

0006 House, 2907 Hungary Road Henrico County 1895

Not Individually Eligible, 

Contributing to the 

Laurel Industrial School 

Historic District

043-0293 House/Board and Batten House, 11010 

Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1912 Not Eligible

043-0294 Willis House/Willis Place, Hamilton Road Henrico County 1893 Not Eligible, No Longer 

Extant

043-0690 Lewis-McLeod House, 2945 Mountain 

Road Henrico County 1921 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C

043-0693 Mill Road Historic District Henrico County

EarlyNineteenth–

Late-Twentieth 

Centuries

Potentially Eligible 

under Criterion C

043-0693-

0001 House, 11934 Mill Road Henrico County 1900

Not Individually Eligible, 

Contributing to the Mill 

Road Historic District
 

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SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

043-0693-

0002

House, 11939 Mill Road Henrico County 1941

Not Individually Eligible, 

Non-Contributing to 

the Mill Road Historic 

District

043-0693-

0003 House, 11931 Mill Road Henrico County 1900

Not Individually 

Eligible, Contributing to 

the Mill Road Historic 

District

043-0694 Hunton Treasures, 11701 Greenwood 

Road Henrico County 1930 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C

043-5108 Yellow Tavern Battlefield Henrico County May 1864 Remains Potentially 

Eligible

043-5457 House, 2738 Hungary Road Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible

043-5458 Commercial Building, 2814 Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible

043-5459 AC Doctors, 2816 Hungary Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible

043-5460 Imagining Concepts, Inc., 2818 Hungary 

Road Henrico County 1938 Not Eligible

043-5461 Commercial Building, 2820 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5462 Bill's Quality Auto Repair, 9411 Old 

Staples Mill Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible

043-5463 Laurel Gallery, 2805 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5464 House, 2733 Hungary Road Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible

043-5465 House, 2731 Hungary Road Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible

043-5466 House, 2727 Hungary Road Henrico County 1941 Not Eligible

043-5467 Laurel Park Historic District, Purcell 

Road, Fruehauf Road, Omega Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5467-

0001 House, 2720 Omega Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5467-

0002 House, 9905 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible
 

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SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

043-5467-

0003 House, 9903 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5467-

0004 House, 9901 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5467-

0005 House, 2721 Fruehauf Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5467-

0006 House, 9809 Purcell Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5468 Terry Heights Historic District, Purcell 

Road, Terry Drive Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0001 House, 10111 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0002 House, 10109 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0003 House, 10107 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0004 House, 10105 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0005 House, 10103 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0006 House, 10101 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0007 House, 10013 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0008 House, 10011 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0009 House, 10009 Purcell Road Henrico County 1966 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0010 House, 10007 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible

043-5468-

0011 House, 10005 Purcell Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible
 

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801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000

Richmond, VA 23219

SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

043-5468-

0012 House, 10003 Purcell Road Henrico County 1967 Not Eligible

043-5637 House, 11710 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5638 House, 3326 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1930 Not Eligible

043-5639 House, 3223 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1890 Not Eligible

043-5640 House, 3215 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible

043-5641 House, 3201 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1905 Not Eligible

043-5642 House, 3175 Greenwood Court Henrico County 1961 Not Eligible

043-5643 Hunton Station Offices, 11607 Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5644 Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 

Greenwood Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5645 Leolantz Construction Offices, 11671 

Greenwood Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5646 House, 11501 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Potentially Eligible 

under Criterion C

043-5647 House, 11455 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5648 House, 11395 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible

043-5649 House, 11375 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1925 Not Eligible

043-5650 House, 11333 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible

043-5651 House, 11301 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5652 House, 11291 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible

043-5653 House, 11241 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5654 House, 11035 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1957 Not Eligible

043-5655 House, 10850 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1951 Not Eligible

043-5656 Stromberg Metal Works, 10780 Old 

Washington Highway Henrico County 1958 Not Eligible
 

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801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000

Richmond, VA 23219

SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

043-5657 Darling Smokestack, Old Washington 

Highway Henrico County ca. 1910 Potentially Eligible under Criterion C

043-5658 House, 10756 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1935 Not Eligible

043-5659 House, 2986 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5660 House, 10730 Old Washington Highway Henrico County 1942 Not Eligible

043-5661 Forest Lodge Cupola (Museum), 2940 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1880 Not Eligible

043-5662 Glen Allen Super Market, 3007 Mountain 

Road Henrico County 1960 Not Eligible

043-5663 Glen Allen Service Center, 3011 

Mountain Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible

043-5664 House, 3000 Englewood Road Henrico County 1962 Not Eligible

043-5665 House, 3003 Mountain Road Henrico County 1959 Not Eligible

043-5666 House, 2965 Mountain Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5667 House, 10700 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5668 House, 10620 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5669 House, 2716 Bowles Lane Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5670 House, 10601 Purcell Road Henrico County 1940 Not Eligible

043-5671 House, 10471 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5672 House, 10425 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5673 House, 10414 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible

043-5674 House, 2708 Indale Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible

043-5675 House, 10345 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible

043-5676 House, 10336 Purcell Road Henrico County 1929 Not Eligible

043-5677 House, 10321 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5678 House, 10308 Purcell Road Henrico County 1955 Not Eligible

043-5679 House, 10311 Purcell Road Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible
 

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801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000

Richmond, VA 23219

SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Cells highlighted in red denote resources that should retain their previous eligibility determination (potentially eligible or eligible 

for, or listed in, the NRHP). 2. Cells highlighted in blue denote resources recommended potentially eligible as a part of the current 

survey.

DHR 

Number Name City/County Date of Construction

DC2RVA Project 

Team 

Recommendation

043-5680 House, 10305 Purcell Road Henrico County 1954 Not Eligible

043-5681 House, 10300 Purcell Road Henrico County 1934 Not Eligible

043-5682 House, 10226 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5683 House, 10211 Purcell Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5684 House, 10212 Purcell Road Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible

043-5685 House, 10204 Purcell Road Henrico County 1956 Not Eligible

043-5686 House, 10201 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible

043-5687 House, 9900 Purcell Road Henrico County 1952 Not Eligible

043-5688 House, 9751 Purcell Road Henrico County 1950 Not Eligible

043-5689 House, 9701 Purcell Road Henrico County 1939 Not Eligible

043-5690 House, 2734 Hungary Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5691 House, 9403 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1920 Not Eligible

043-5692 House, 9401 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5693 House, 9311 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1948 Not Eligible

043-5694 House, 9100 Mayfair Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5695 House, 9113 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1936 Not Eligible

043-5696 House, 9111 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1931 Not Eligible

043-5697 House, 9109 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1946 Not Eligible

043-5698 House, 9107 Oakview Avenue Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible

043-5699 CCS/Industrial, 9301 Old Staples Mill 

Road Henrico County 1965 Not Eligible

043-5700 Commercial/Industrial, 9207 Old Staples 

Mill Road Henrico County 1937 Not Eligible
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801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000 

Richmond, VA 23219 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL 

The Virginia SHPO concurs that the following resource continues to be listed on the NRHP, as recorded 

during the DC2RVA/Segment 1 study (DHR #2014-0666): 

043-0292 Laurel Industrial School Historic District (Criteria A & C) 

They further concur that the following resources are potentially eligible for the NRHP: 

043-0690 

043-0693 

043-0694 

Lewis-McLeod House, 2945 Mountain Road (Criterion C) 

Mill Road Historic District (Criterion C) 

Hunton Treasures, 11701 Greenwood Road (Criterion C) 

043-5108 

043 5646 

Yellow Tavern Battlefield (Criterion A) 1"'I , n i> .~ • , _,., 7\ • / y(--v<... bt.!L1c:::v~ !Vt) I I House, 11501 Old waslilrigton Highway (crlter ior, E) v• .s.4 irlt-t:b ·-

04i 5657 Darli11g 511,okestl!lek, Old Wasl°'liAgten Hishwiy (CriterioA ~ \)ty'.\-&2, 0-C C>HI(. ~cUWG) 

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They also concur that the following resource is individually eligible and is also a contributing element to 

the NRHP-eligible Laurel Industrial School Historic District (043-0292): 

043-0292-0001 Main Building/Robert Stiles Building/Bluford Office Building, 2900 Hungary Road 

(Criteria A & C) 

They concur that the following resource is eligible for the NRHP as contributing elements to the Laurel 

Industrial School Historic District (043-0292), but it is not individually eligible for listing under Criteria 

A-C as architectural resources: 

043-0292-0006 House, 2907 Hungary Road 

They concur that the following resources are eligible for the NRHP as contributing elements to the Mill 

Road Historic District (043-0693), but they are not individually eligible for listing under Criteria A-C as 

architectural resources: 

043-0693-0001 House, 11934 Mill Road 

043-0693-0002 House, 11939 Mill Road 

043-0693-0003 House, 11931 Mill Road 

Lastly, they concur that the following resources are not eligible for the NRHP as individual resources 

under Criteria A-C and they do not contribute to the eligibility of a historic district: 

t" (),{~ .... 5 <)-1( .. 

042-5188 

043-0111 

043-0289 

043-0293 

House, 11397 Cedar Lane 

Forest Lodge Hotel/Glen Allen Hotel, Mountain Road 

Laurel Industrial School Historic District Expansion (Laurel Crossroads)/Laurel 

Crossroads Historic District, Hungary Road 

House/Board and Batten House, 11010 Old Washington Highway 

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Richmond, VA 23219 

SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL 

)(' o 43 -5v5t 

043-0294 Willis House/Willis Place, Hamilton Road 

043-5457 House, 2738 Hungary Road 

043-5458 Commercial Building, 2814 Hungary Road 

043-5459 AC Doctors, 2816 Hungary Road 

043-5460 Imagining Concepts, Inc., 2818 Hungary Road 

043-5461 Commercial Building, 2820 Hungary Road 

043-5462 Bill's Quality Auto Repair, 9411 Old Staples Mill Road 

043-5463 Laurel Gallery, 2805 Hungary Road 

043-5464 House, 2733 Hungary Road 

043-5465 House, 2731 Hungary Road 

043-5466 House, 2727 Hungary Road 

043-5467 Laurel Park Historic District, Purcell Road, Fruehauf Road, Omega Road 

043-5467-0001 House, 2720 Omega Road 

043-5467-0002 House, 9905 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0003 House, 9903 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0004 House, 9901 Purcell Road 

043-5467-0005 House, 2721 Fruehauf Road 

043-5467-0006 House, 9809 Purcell Road 

043-5468 Terry Heights Historic District, Purcell Road, Terry Drive 

043-5468-0001 House, 10111 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0002 House, 10109 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0003 House, 10107 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0004 House, 10105 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0005 House, 10103 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0006 House, 10101 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0007 House, 10013 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0008 House, 10011 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0009 House, 10009 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0010 House, 10007 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0011 House, 10005 Purcell Road 

043-5468-0012 House, 10003 Purcell Road 

043-5637 House, 11710 Old Washington Highway 

043-5638 House, 3326 Greenwood Court 

043-5639 

043-5640 

043-5641 

043-5642 

043-5643 

043-5644 

043-5645 

043-5647 

043-5648 

House, 3223 Greenwood Court 

House, 3215 Greenwood Court 

House, 3201 Greenwood Court 

House, 3175 Greenwood Court 

Hunton Station Offices, 11607 Old Washington Highway 

Hunton Baptist Church, 11660 Greenwood Road 

Leolantz Construction Offices, 11671 Greenwood Road 

House, 11455 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11395 Old Washington Highway 

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House, 11375 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11333 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11301 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11291 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11241 Old Washington Highway 

House, 11035 Old Washington Highway 

House, 10850 Old Washington Highway 

801 E. Main Street, Suite 1000 

Richmond, VA 23219 

043-5649 

043-5650 

043-5651 

043-5652 

043-5653 

043-5654 

043-5655 

043-5656 

043-5658 

043-5659 

043-5660 

043-5661 

043-5662 

043-5663 

043-5664 

043-5665 

043-5666 

043-5667 

043-5668 

043-5669 

043-5670 

043-5671 

043-5672 

043-5673 

043-5674 

043-5675 

043-5676 

043-5677 

043-5678 

043-5679 

043-5680 

043-5681 

043-5682 

043-5683 

043-5684 

043-5685 

043-5686 

043-5687 

043-5688 

043-5689 

043-5690 

043-5691 

Stromberg Metal Works, 10780 Old Washington Highway 

House, 10756 Old Washington Highway 

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House, 2986 Mountain Road 

House, 10730 Old Washington Highway 

Forest Lodge Cupola (Museum), 2940 Mountain Road 

Glen Allen Super Market, 3007 Mountain Road 

Glen Allen Service Center, 3011 Mountain Road 

House, 3000 Englewood Road 

House, 3003 Mountain Road 

House, 2965 Mountain Road 

House, 10700 Purcell Road 

House, 10620 Purcell Road 

House, 2716 Bowles Lane 

House, 10601 Purcell Road 

House, 10471 Purcell Road 

House, 10425 Purcell Road 

House, 10414 Purcell Road 

House, 2708 lndale Road 

House, 10345 Purcell Road 

House, 10336 Purcell Road 

House, 10321 Purcell Road 

House, 10308 Purcell Road 

House, 10311 Purcell Road 

House, 10305 Purcell Road 

House, 10300 Purcell Road 

House, 10226 Purcell Road 

House, 10211 Purcell Road 

House, 10212 Purcell Road 

House, 10204 Purcell Road 

House, 10201 Purcell Road 

House, 9900 Purcell Road 

House, 9751 Purcell Road 

House, 9701 Purcell Road 

House, 2734 Hungary Road 

House, 9403 Oakview Avenue 

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SOUTHEAST HIGH SPEED RAIL 

House, 9401 Oakview Avenue 

House, 9311 Oakview Avenue 

House, 9100 Mayfair Avenue 

House, 9113 Oakview Avenue 

House, 9111 Oakview Avenue 

House, 9109 Oakview Avenue 

House, 9107 Oakview Avenue 

043-5692 

043-5693 

043-5694 

043-5695 

043-5696 

043-5697 

043-5698 

043-5699 

043-5700 

CCS/lndustrial, 9301 Old Staples Mill Road 

Commercial/Industrial, 9207 Old Staples Mill Road 

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