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Jun 12, 2013 · Richmond, Virginia, city directory. Publication date. 1892. Topics. genealogy. Publisher. Polk. Collection. allen_county; americana.
Feb 23, 2024 · City and business directories are available online from all over the U.S. and are what I consider another important set of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.
History . City of Richmond, Virginia . Richmond was founded in 1737 by Colonel William Byrd, II. He inherited the former Stegg lands on both sides of the James River from his father and became known himself as the “Father of Richmond”. He visited Richmond in 1733 and planned to build a city to be called “Richmond”.
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1. Mss. 14: no. 8 (1819, 1845, 1845/46, 1850/51, 1852, 1855–1856, 1858-1860)
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1. Mss. 10: no. 267 (1882/3-1901) 2. Mss. 10: no. 268 (1902/03-1935)
General collection
1. F234.5 R5 (1936-current) City directories have been published nearly every year from 1870 to the present, although there are a few earlier ones as far back as 1819. Beginning in 1879-80, all directories contain a section devoted to street addresses arranged in alphabetical order by street name and then numerically by address. The year in which a property's address first appears is generally the year in which the building was constructed. For example, if you believe the property was constru...
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1. Mss. 10: no. 286, reels 12-14 The Sanborn Map Company issued detailed maps of some sections of Richmond for the years 1886, 1895, 1905, 1908, 1919, and 1924-25, with subsequent updates to 1950. Commercial areas tended to be mapped in the earliest maps, while nearly all sections were covered in later maps. Each map includes only a few blocks of a neighborhood. Drawn to precise dimensions, the maps show street names and sidewalks, etc. Buildings are indicated by address, configuration, windo...
Tax records are not available at the Virginia Historical Society. The Library of Virginiaholds an extensive collection of Richmond land tax records and personal property tax records dating from the late eighteenth century into the twentieth. The majority of these records have been microfilmed for use by patrons.
A deed search must be done to determine who owned a property at a certain time. Deed books are located in the Clerk's office (804.646.6530) of the Richmond Circuit Court in Room LL4 in the basement of the John Marshall Courts Building at 400 North 9th Street. Deed books for Richmond span the period from 1782 to the present.
Nomination reports, required for a listing in the State and National Register of Historic Places, are located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 2901 Kensington Avenue in Richmond. The library of the Virginia Historical Society has nomination reports for many historic landmarks and for the following historic districts: 1. Fan Area 2....
If a property is outside of the areas listed above, a useful step is to read about the architecture and history of the city. Two books, both written by Mary Wingfield Scott, which can be helpful are: 1. Old Richmond Neighborhoods 2. Houses of Old Richmond Both deal specifically with pre-1860 buildings in the Downtown, Church Hill, Court End, and Ja...
Microfilm of Richmond building permits dating from 1908 are available for researchers at the Library of Virginia. These records can help you determine the year in which a building was constructed, the architect (if known), the owner of the property, and the building contractor. In addition to permits, many associated microfilmed and original bluepr...
The Library of Virginia holds an extensive record of insurance policies issued by the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia from the late eighteenth century to about 1870. These records can provide researchers with a detailed description of a property, including information such as the dimensions of a structure, the number of stories, and building m...
Historical Information. Richmond, located between Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, was named by William Byrd (1674-1744), who envisioned the development of a city at the falls of the James River and with the help of William Mayo laid out the town in 1737.
Apr 19, 2023 · Richmond Metro North, VA, Polk City Directory – F233.2 A322 MAIN: 2000–2010, 2012– (current year on Reference stand) STACKS: 2000–2004, 2006, 2010
Oct 5, 2012 · Richmond: The Story of a City chronicles the growth of this historic community over nearly four centuries from its founding in the early 1700s by William Byrd II to its most recent urban and...
