Tuckahoe Apartments

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Tuckahoe Apartments
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Tuckahoe Apartments, July 2011
Tuckahoe Apartments is located in Virginia
Tuckahoe Apartments
Location5621 Cary Street Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389Coordinates: 37°34′5″N 77°31′26″W / 37.56806°N 77.52389°W / 37.56806; -77.52389
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1928 (1928)-1929
ArchitectW. Duncan Lee
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.01000065[1]
VLR No.127-5820
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2001
Designated VLRSeptember 13, 2000[2]

Tuckahoe Apartments, also known as The Tuckahoe, is a historic apartment building in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by W. Duncan Lee and built in 1928–1929. It is a massive, six-story, red brick, Georgian Revival style building. It was built as a luxury "apartment-hotel". The building features original brick-walled entry court, parlors, galleries, solaria, roof terraces, and a domed cupola. The building has 59 apartments.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Anna M.R. Gray and Mary Harding Sadler (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tuckahoe Apartments" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos


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