Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in the City of Richmond, in the U.S. state of Virginia.Photo: Parismina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: unincorporated community in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Chestnut Hill, Richmond, Virginia” and “Chestnut Hill, VA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barton Heights Cemeteries and Woodland Cemetery.
Barton Heights Cemeteries
Heritage site
Photo: Crazyale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County.
Woodland Cemetery
Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery is a historically African American cemetery in Northeast Richmond, Virginia located directly east of the Highland Park neighborhood. Opening in 1916, it was built as a resting place for the Black elite of Richmond.
The Almshouse
Heritage site
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barton Heights and Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District.
Barton Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.
Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: 2nd ABG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.
Highland Park Plaza Historic District
Neighborhood
The Highland Park Plaza Historic District is a national historic district located at Highland Park, Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,005 contributing buildings located north of downtown Richmond and east of Barton Heights and Brookland Park.
Chestnut Hill
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Richmond, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.56265° or 37° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.42193° or 77° 25′ 19″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
8794HH7H+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 158617524OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Chestnut Hill” goes by many names.
- French: “Chestnut Hill”
- Irish: “Chestnut Hill”
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