National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Petersburg, Virginia

Azurest South

Historic house in Virginia, United States in Petersburg, Virginia. Built 1938 by Amaza Lee Meredith. Added to the National Register in 1993, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1938Listed 1993International StyleAmaza Lee Meredith
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What it is

Wikipedia · Azurest South

Azurest South was the home and workplace of Amaza Lee Meredith, one of the nation's first black female architects. Located on the campus of Virginia State University, the home is one of the few examples of the Post World War I German style: International Style in Virginia. She shared the home with her partner, Dr. Edna Meade Colson, who served as dean of the Virginia State University School of Education. Meredith founded Virginia State University's fine arts department in 1930. When Meredith died, she left half of the property's interest to the Virginia State University National Alumni Association, and after Colson's death, the association purchased the other half of the estate.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address2900 Boisseau St., Petersburg vicinity, VA
CountyChesterfield County
ListedDec 30, 1993
Reference number93001464
Built1938
ArchitectAmaza Lee Meredith
Type of placesingle-family detached home
StyleInternational Style
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address2900 Boisseau St., Petersburg, VA
Coordinates37.24015, -77.41879 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPetersburg National Battlefield · 5 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 93001464. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.