Roughly bounded by W. Cary St., Belvidere St., Oregon Hill Park, S. Cherry St. and S. Linden St., Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 05, 1991. NRIS 91000022.
517 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Oregon Hill is a historic working-class neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. Oregon Hill overlooks the James River and Belle Isle, and provides access to Hollywood Cemetery. Due to the neighborhood's proximity to the Monroe Park Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, the neighborhood is sometimes referred to as a student quarter because of its high college student population.
William Byrd III established a rural estate on the property in 1758. Wealthy heiress Grace Arents helped build many institutions to serve the community.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683141