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The Richmond District is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of San Francisco, California, developed initially in the late 19th century.It is sometimes confused with the city of Richmond, which is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of San Francisco; accordingly, the neighborhood usually is referred to as "the Richmond."
The historic district of Church Hill encompasses the original land plot of the city of Richmond. There Patrick Henry gave his 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech in St. John's Church. Chimborazo Park occupies the former site of the largest American Civil War Hospital. Church Hill is notable as one of the largest extant 19th century ...
Richmond District may refer to: Richmond District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in the city of San Francisco; Richmond District, Pennsylvania, a former area of the ...
Several other important events took place in Richmond early in the century, including the designation of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe as Richmond's first political districts in 1803; the charter of the Bank of Virginia, the city's first bank, was signed in 1804; and the first public library was established by the Library Society of Richmond in ...
Location of Richmond in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Richmond District, also known as Port Richmond District, was a district that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854 .
The district encompasses 284 buildings, 2 structures, and 2 objects that contribute to its historic nature, located in a largely commercial and industrial section of Richmond. It was developed after 1900, and includes representative examples of the Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Exotic Revival [6] and Art Deco styles.
The Fan is a district of Richmond, Virginia, so named because of the "fan" shape of the array of streets that extend west from Belvidere Street, on the eastern edge of Monroe Park, westward to Arthur Ashe Boulevard.