National Historic Landmark · Richmond (Independent City), Virginia

Ellen Glasgow House

Built 1841. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1841Listed 1971Greek Revival architecture
Glasgow, Ellen, House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register nameGlasgow, Ellen, House
Property typeBuilding
Address1 W. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Independent cityCity of Richmond
ListedNov 11, 1971
Listed forLiterature, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asBranch-Glascow House
Reference number71001041
Built1841 · more from the 1840s
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

Address1 W. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.5428° N, 77.4450° W · Directions ↗
Also in Richmond (Independent City)230 listed places in Richmond (Independent City) → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
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  • Plantations of Virginia
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Ellen Glasgow House listed on the National Register?

Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Ellen Glasgow House built?

1841, in the Greek Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Ellen Glasgow House?

1 W. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), City of Richmond, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Ellen Glasgow House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001041. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.