Houses and mansions in Richmond (Independent City)
This tour visits places the Register records as dwellings, among them single houses, rowhouses and mansions. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk. More of the Richmond (Independent City) register is houses than any other kind of building, 31 listings of it in all.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1809 to 1873. 15 stops, 2.0 miles end to end. Of the stops, 2 are National Historic Landmarks.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Taylor-Mayo House110 W. Franklin St.Building · built 1845 · listed 1973start
- 2Kent-Valentine House12 E. Franklin St.Building · listed 19700.2 mi from stop 1
- 3Joseph P. Winston House101--103 E. Grace St.Building · built 1873 · listed 1979197 ft from stop 2
- 4Crozet House100 E. Main St.Building · built 1814 · listed 19720.1 mi from stop 3
- 5Ellen Glasgow HouseNHL1 W. Main St.Building · built 1841 · listed 1971521 ft from stop 4
- 6Bolling Haxall House211 E. Franklin St.Building · built 1858 · listed 19720.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House2 N. 5th St.Building · built 1809 · listed 19700.1 mi from stop 6
- 8Barret House15 S. 5th St.Building · built 1844 · listed 1972318 ft from stop 7
- 9Henry Coalter Cabell House116 S. 3rd St.Building · built 1847 · listed 19720.2 mi from stop 8
- 10Stewart-Lee House707 E. Franklin St.Building · built 1844 · listed 19720.3 mi from stop 9
- 11Governor's MansionNHLCapitol Sq.Building · built 1813 · listed 19690.3 mi from stop 10
- 12William Beers House1228 E. Broad St.Building · listed 19690.1 mi from stop 11
- 13William H. Grant House1008 E. Clay St.Building · built 1857 · listed 19690.2 mi from stop 12
- 14Benjamin Watkins Leigh House1000 E. Clay St.Building · listed 1969119 ft from stop 13
- 15Decatur O. Davis House1001 E. Clay St.Building · listed 2000135 ft from stop 14
2.0 straight-line miles over 14 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 15 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Richmond (Independent City)
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Richmond (Independent City)13 stops · 1.7 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. The Richmond (Independent City) examples on this route went up between 1818 and 1923.
- Greek Revival architecture in Richmond (Independent City)15 stops · 2.4 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Richmond (Independent City) examples on this route went up between 1841 and 1877.
- Banks and business blocks in Richmond (Independent City)12 stops · 1.5 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1858 and 1929. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Churches and temples in Richmond (Independent City)13 stops · 2.3 milesThe route links churches built between 1834 and 1877. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
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