Ellen Glasgow House
The Ellen Glasgow House, also known as the Branch-Glasgow House, is a historic house at 1 West Main Street in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1841, it is nationally significant as the home of writer Ellen Glasgow from 1887 until her death.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Virginia, United States
- Address: 1 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic District and Central National Bank.
Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
The Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. It is located west of downtown. The district encompasses 21 contributing buildings built between about 1840 and 1920. Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic District is situated 510 feet northeast of Ellen Glasgow House.
Central National Bank
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Central National Bank building is a 23-story Art Deco skyscraper located in Richmond, Virginia. Completed in 1929, it was one of the first skyscrapers in the city of Richmond not in the heart of the financial district. Central National Bank is situated 1,500 feet east of Ellen Glasgow House.
Crozet House
Building
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Crozet House, also known as the Curtis Carter House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1814, and was originally built as a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick house over a raised basement in the late-Federal style. Crozet House is situated 470 feet east of Ellen Glasgow House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monroe Ward and Downtown Richmond.
Monroe Ward
Neighborhood
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Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
Ellen Glasgow House
- Category: house
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.54296° or 37° 32′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.44472° or 77° 26′ 41″ westOpen location code
8794GHV4+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 321388364OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5364851
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In Other Languages
“Ellen Glasgow House” goes by many names.
- French: “Ellen Glasgow House”
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