William Beers House
William Beers House | |
 Beers House, May 2011 | |
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| Location | 1228 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′19″N 77°25′48″W / 37.53861°N 77.43000°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1839, 1860 |
| Built by | Beers, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000346[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-0356 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
William Beers House, also known as the Beers House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1839, and is a three-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling crowned by an Italianate bracketed cornice and shallow hipped roof. It features an entrance with sidelights and pilasters framed by a porch containing coupled Greek Doric order columns. The house was enlarged to a full three stories in 1860. In 1965 the house was acquired by the Medical College of Virginia.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Beers House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Italianate architecture in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1839
- Houses in Richmond, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs