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Richmond Hill is an ecumenical fellowship, residence and urban retreat center. [2] The St. John's Church Historic District in Richmond, Virginia includes several churches of various denominations, including this former Catholic convent and school which is a contributing property that continues to address the area's spiritual and educational needs.
Roughly bounded by 5th, Marshall, and Gilmer Sts., and the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; also ½-17 E. Marshall St. and 0-24 W. Marshall St.; also the 400 blocks of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sts., 106-108 E. Marshall, and 411-413 N. Adams St.
After the war, in 1877, she organized a hospital in Richmond, Virginia to care for the city's poor residents of all races and genders. [1] [2] The building was provided by the Medical College of Virginia and was originally named the Retreat for the Sick, then the Retreat Hospital. After five years the hospital was moved to North 12th Street ...
Swannanoa, 1912, Augusta County - retreat home of James H. Dooley; Thorpeland, c. 1700s, York County, built on land patented by Christopher Calthorpe in 1631. Tree Hill, c. 1800, Henrico County, Upper Brandon, 1825, Prince George County, - home of William Byrd Harrison of the Harrison family.
The Church Hill North Historic District is a historic district in Richmond, Virginia, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] An expansion of the district was listed in 2000. This added 37 acres (15 ha) to the original 70 acres (28 ha)
The Forest Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,106 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures located south of downtown Richmond. The primarily residential area developed starting in the early-20th century as one of the city's early "streetcar suburbs."
The Massanetta Springs Historic District is a retreat in Rockingham County, Virginia, administered by the Presbyterian Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, and chiefly associated with the Massanetta Springs Summer Bible Conference Encampment.
During the Civil War, a defensive battery for the NE approaches of the city of Richmond called Battery No. 7 was constructed around the center of the district, around the area of what is now Juniper, Willow and Spruce streets. [4] Chickahominy Bluffs Battlefield is the nearest of the Civil War Battlefield Parks around Richmond.