Forest Hill Historic District (Richmond, Virginia) facts for kids

Forest Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Riverside Dr., Forest Hill Park, Reedy Cr., Bassett Ave., Southcliff Rd., Cedar Ln.,, Richmond, Virginia
Area	140 acres (57 ha)
Built	c. 1895 (1895)
Architect	Frederick Hyland, George Matsumoto, et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, et al.
NRHP reference No.	12000851
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Added to NRHP	October 3, 2012

The Forest Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,106 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures located south of downtown Richmond. The primarily residential area developed starting in the early-20th century as one of the city's early "streetcar suburbs." The buildings are in a variety of popular late-19th and early-20th century architectural styles including frame bungalows, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Mission Revival. The buildings in Forest Hill exemplify a high quality of materials in their construction. Brick is the dominant building material. Notable non-residential buildings include Forest Hill Presbyterian Church; Good Shepherd Episcopal Church; and Forest Hill Church of Christ.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.