Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill is an unincorporated community in the City of Richmond, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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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 Chestnut Hill–Plateau Historic District and Barton Heights Cemeteries.

Chestnut Hill–Plateau Historic District

Historic site

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The Chestnut Hill–Plateau Historic District is a historic area in the Highland Park neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It is also known as 'Highland Park Southern Tip' on city neighborhood maps.

Barton Heights Cemeteries

Heritage site

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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 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barton Heights and Jackson Ward.

Barton Heights

Neighborhood

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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.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

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Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.