Columbia (Richmond, Virginia)

Columbia, also known as the Philip Haxall House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. A rare surviving hi-style Federal Villa. The house name is derived from the Columbia Flour Mills which Haxall operated.[3] It was built in 1817–1818, and is a two-story, three bay Federal style brick dwelling on a high basement. The entrance features an elliptical fanlight opening sheltered by a one-story Doric porch. It was added when the entrance was moved from the Lombardy Street side to the Grace Street side in 1924, when the building was expanded to house the T.C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond. In 1834 the Baptist Education Society purchased the house and it became the main academic building of Richmond College, later University of Richmond. It housed the School of Law from 1917 to 1954.[4] In 1984 Columbia was purchased by the American Historical Foundation for its headquarters.

Columbia
Columbia House, July 2011
Columbia (Richmond, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Columbia (Richmond, Virginia)
Columbia (Richmond, Virginia) is located in the United States
Columbia (Richmond, Virginia)
Location1142 W. Grace St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′12″N 77°27′25″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1817 (1817)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.82004585[1]
VLR No.127-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982
Designated VLRMarch 16, 1982[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Loth, Calder, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register (4th ed.). Charlottesville, Va.: The University of Virginia Press. p. 425.
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Columbia" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-01. and Accompanying photo


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