NPS Form lWOl 1% Isso) United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service . NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM This fwm is for use in Minating or requesting determinations for indMdual properties and dislricts. See iMmmrin How to Comght me Nabonal Remrol MsWc Places Re@sbzh Fom (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "I(' in the appmpriate box a by entering the information requested. If any item docs not apply to the proparty tming documented, enter "NIA" for "nd applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of s@Wemce,enter only categwk and subcategories fmm the inrtrudhs. Place addiiional entries and namtiv. item on continuation sheets (NPS Fwm 1m). Use a wer,word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Monroe Ward other nameslsite number ~Mo st0 ' . ' 2. Location street & number Mam imd Carv ~(ree~sfromnnth to soh. 3rd to ~(ree~sh & to west not for publicatjon~ city or town Richmond vicinity NIA state VA code county code - zip code 23219 3. Stateffederal Agency Certification I I As the designated auth* under the National Hlstork Presmatii Act of 1986, as amended. I hereby mWy that this. minination request for daMminath of aligibillty me& the h.docurfmtation standards for registering propadlea in thc N-l Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and profeasbnal mquiramants sat fodh in 38 CFR Part 69. In my opinion, the prW maetr does not meet tha National Regidor CrlleAa. Irecommend the4 this pmpefty be considered dgnlfkant C] nationalty stacwidc. laally. ( C] SM dnuation sheet for addltklgl comments.) State w Federal agency and bumau I I In my opinion, the prom meats h nd the Natland Regwcrlter!a. ( SM dnuatknshoat fw addMonal comments.) Signature of certifying ofi7ciaWtb Date I 1 State or F-I wmv and bureau I 4. National Park Service Certification ~.hmbycm~thatmiamis: sia~hrreofth~wpu Date of Acton d&fmid not aliglbb fw the Natbnml Register Monroe Ward Historic Dishict Richmond (Indeoendent Citv). V4 Name of Pmpwty County and State 5. Classacation Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resource within Pmperty (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously lied resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing private building@) 68 11 buildings public-local district sites public-State site 1 structures public-Federal structure objects object 69 11 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/An if property is not pad of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register N/A 2 Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categorisr from instructions) DOMESTIC: sinele* DOMES~C DOMESTIC: muIti~Iedwellinn DOMESTIC: *webe DOMESTIC: saondam struchue co-business COMMERFstom 00 CO-E: &want mE:restanrant COMMERCEARADE: warehouse Architectural CI~aUkation Materiala (Enter categories &am imtrwtiotls) (Enter categories 6um instNctiotls) Fedetal foundatim Greek Revival walk Italianate STONE: Granite roof Ren&$&lseRevival otha Ouew Anne -METAL: Cast iron Narrative Description (Describe the hiiric and current wndiion of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Monroe Ward Historic District Richmond (Indeuendent CiN). V4 Name of Pmperty County and Slate 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Signlcance (Mark *x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the (Enter categories from instructions) property for National Register listing) ~teoture A Property is associated with events that have made Social his lo^ a significant contribution to the broad patterns of Landscam Arobteoture our history. Literahue B Properly is assodated with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Property embodies the dinmecharacteristics of a type, period, or method of construciion or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and Period of Significance distinguishable entity whose components 1814-1949 lack individual diinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, Significant Dates information important in prehktory or hiiry. N/A Criteria Considerations Significant Person (Mark "X"in all the boxes that apply.) (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) ~CUen:aUdNs Property is: A owned by a religious institution or used for Cultural Affirmtion religious purposes. NIA 0 B removed from its original location. hchitect/Builder C a birthplace or a grave. Charles GilleIte (lurdso- amhitest) D a cemetery. E a reconstructed building, object. or structure. D. Wilev &&mm F a commemorative properly. G less than 50 years of age or achieved signicance within the past 50 years. -er W.C. west Narrative Statemant of Signiticance (Explain the significance of the properly on one or more continuation sheets.) Monroe Ward Historic District Richmond (Inde~endentCitv). VA Name of Property County and State 9. Maiw Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing tbis fom on one or more continuation sheen.) Previous documentation on file (TVPS) Primary Location of Additional Data preliminary determination of individual ling(36 State Hiiric Presewation Oftice CFR 67) has been requested. Other State agency previously listed in the National Register Federal agency previously determined eligible by the National Register Local government designated a National Historic Landmark University recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Other # Name of repository : recorded by Hiiric American Engineering Record# 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property avvmx. 14 acres UTM References (PbaddWonsl UTM rafenmccs on a coWnuakn shed) 1 - 3 - Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 4 - See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of tbpqmhl on a cc&%aM .hart.) Boundary Justification (winwhy the boundaries were selded on r contmuatbn rrhat.) 1 I.Form Prepared Bv . nameMe Mluv Hardinn Sadler. anthKunbahr M.(&a. W.C- and Peter McDe~nWin ... organization Spdl4 & &date street (L number 800 W. 33rd Street telephone 804.231.5299 city or town -d state VA zip code 23225-3533 Additional Documentation Submit the idlowing items with the completed fm: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for hktoric districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO fw any sddiliwgl items) Prow* Owner (Complae this item at the reqtmt of the SHPO w FPO.) name nist omvided bv J&&ers. Citv street & number telephone city or town state rip code PlpmorL Reduction Act St.mnmt: This informath is Wng col!ecM for appliisto the NaHmd RsgWar of HiPtwic Placer, to nominate pmpetlb falisting w dcterminc ellgibilty for Wing, to IY pqmtbs, and to amend existing Uotlcga. F4eapm-m to this mqwA is requimd to ottai a beneM in accordam with the Nalio~lHistwic Prnsedion Act. as ammded (16 U.S.C 470 eI seq.). Edhwted Burden Statmnt: Pubik npwting buhn formii Iwm is estimated to averagn 18.1 hwrs par mpcma Including the time for Rviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and canpkting and R.uwwing the form. Didcorn- wingthis burdm estimate w any aspect of this fmto the Chkf, Admin- Suvkes Di.Natbd Pwk SoMrs. P.O. Box37127. Wsrhingtm, OC 20M37127; and the Offce of Management and sudga. Papemotk Redudcm ~mjact(1024DJl8). ~ashhgton,DC 20603. NPS Fmi0m (6861 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 7 Page 1 Summary Description Monroe Ward is an historic, mixed-use, urban neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. Its architectural fabric presents a variety of periods, styles, building types and uses that illustrate the evolution of the city from 1814, when the Federal style Curtis Carter House (later known as the Crozet House, NRHP and VLR, Photo 7) was built, to the late 1940s when commercial and business uses began to dominate the historic district. Monroe Ward inhabits a sector that has long played a role in the life of the city: in the first half of the 19" century as a neighborhood of scattered dwellings and cottages, from the 1870s through the turn of the century as an elegant residential quarter, then beginning in the second quarter of the twentieth century as a commercial district. The neighborhood is regaining popularity for ofice and residential use as the century draws to its close. The architectural inventory of Mo~oeWard covers nearly two centuries of building types and styles. Dominated by Greek Revival and Italianate townhouses (Photo 1) later converted to commercial use, the district still exhibits the scale of its late nineteenth-century heyday. Generally two or three stories tall, three bays wide and set back from the sidewalk with a narrow yard, a number of these masonry dwellings survive intact. The historic district is enhanced by herringbone-patterned brick sidewalks and street trees.The floor plan organization is predominantly the side hall-parlor type with a rear ell. A majority of the historic building facades are laid UD in common-bond Dressed brick. In some cases. like the James W. Archer House at 12 South 3" Street (Photo 4), cast- and wrought-iron fences, porches, and roof cresting survive. More often, however, shallow storefronts were added within the setback area in the early years of the twentieth century, as this once prime residential real estate gradually increased its popularity as a commercial area. Reflecting a trend which began in the late1 930s and continues in recent decades, other residences were remodeled in a Georgian Revival style (Photo 2). The most exceptional example of these historic renovations is 105 East Cary Street, "Snug Harbor," (Photos 2 and 3) the home and office of landscape architect Charles Gillette. Architectural Analysis The Monroe Ward Historic District is composed of buildings lining Main and Cary Streets between Jefferson Street on the northwest and Third Street on the southeast.