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View north on 3rd Avenue near Cypress Street

Highland Park is a neighborhood comprising several historic districts north of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Over time, various boundaries have served to split the neighborhood into sections traditionally labeled East Highland Park, North Highland Park (Highland Park Plaza), and South Highland Park (Chestnut Hill/Plateau). The southern Highland Park boundaries are roughly First Avenue to the west, Fifth Avenue to the east, the Shockoe Valley to the south, and E. Brookland Park Boulevard to the north. The Highland Park Southern Tip neighborhood is also known as the Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District. The Highland Park Plaza/Northern Highland Park boundaries are roughly defined by Pensacola ave and the railroad tracks to the north, Fifth avenue to the east, E. Brookland Park boulevard to the south, and Meadowbridge Road (the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike) to the west. The zip code is 23222.

Largely residential in character, the area is notable for having Richmond's largest remaining stock of Queen Anne style homes. Originally developed as a streetcar suburb starting in 1891, the community quickly became a magnet for the city's burgeoning southern & eastern European immigrant population, particularly Italians, Germans, and Poles.^[1] The Highland Park Plaza Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[2]

The area declined after World War II, when white flight and other economic factors encouraged wealthy and middle-class residents to depart for newer neighborhoods in the city's West End. Southern Highland Park is currently seeing a resurgence of activity thanks to its location convenient to downtown and the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park.^[3] The city's "Neighborhoods in Bloom"^[4] program, a public-private partnership focused on encouraging investment activity in targeted areas, has also contributed to this resurgence.^{[citation needed]}

Natives

Linwood, James, and Anthony Briley, three brothers who gained infamy for a seven-month spree in the Greater Richmond Region during which they robbed, tortured, and killed at least 11 people (and attempted to burn two others to death), were raised in Highland Park. Linwood and James were executed in 1985.

References

^ Dabney, Virginius (1976). Richmond: The Story of a City. New York: Doubleday. pp. 223–225. ISBN 0-8139-1274-1.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Virginia BioTechnology Research Park
^ "Neighborhoods In Bloom - Richmond (VA) website". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

Historic Richmond Foundation
Highland Park - Richmond (VA) website Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Dabney, Virginius (1976). Richmond: The Story of a City. New York: Doubleday. pp. 223–225. ISBN 0-8139-1274-1.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[3] Virginia BioTechnology Research Park

[4] "Neighborhoods In Bloom - Richmond (VA) website". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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+{{short description|Neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia}}
 [[Image:3rdAtCypress.jpg|thumb|View north on 3rd Avenue near Cypress Street]]
-'''Highland Park''' is a [[neighborhood]] comprising several [[historic districts]] north of downtown [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Over time, various boundaries have served to split the neighborhood into sections traditionally labeled East Highland Park, North Highland Park, and [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|South Highland Park (Chestnut Hill/Plateau)]].
+'''Highland Park''' is a [[neighborhood]] comprising several [[historic districts]] north of downtown [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Over time, various boundaries have served to split the neighborhood into sections traditionally labeled East Highland Park, [[Highland Park Plaza Historic District|North Highland Park (Highland Park Plaza)]], and [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|South Highland Park (Chestnut Hill/Plateau)]].
-The southern Highland Park boundaries are roughly First Avenue to the west, Fifth Avenue to the east, the Shockoe Valley to the south, and E. Brooklnd Park boulevard to the north. The Highland Park Southern Tip neighborhood is also known as the [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District]] district. The northern Highland Park boundaries are roughly defined by Pensacola ave and the railroad tracks to the north, Fifth avenue to the east, E. Brookland Park boulevard to the south, and the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike to the west. The zip code is 23222.
+The southern Highland Park boundaries are roughly First Avenue to the west, Fifth Avenue to the east, the Shockoe Valley to the south, and E. Brookland Park Boulevard to the north. The Highland Park Southern Tip neighborhood is also known as the [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District]]. The Highland Park Plaza/Northern Highland Park boundaries are roughly defined by Pensacola ave and the railroad tracks to the north, Fifth avenue to the east, E. Brookland Park boulevard to the south, and Meadowbridge Road (the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike) to the west. The zip code is 23222.
 [[File:House in Highland Park Southern Tip.jpg|thumb|House in Chestnut Hill-Plateau historic district]]
-Largely residential in character, the area is notable for having Richmond's largest remaining stock of [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne style]] homes. Originally developed as a [[streetcar suburb]] starting in 1891, the community quickly became a magnet for the city's burgeoning southern & eastern European [[immigrant]] population, particularly [[Italian people|Italians]], [[Germans]], and [[Poles]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Dabney | first = Virginius | title = Richmond: The Story of a City | publisher = Doubleday | year = 1976 | location = New York | pages = 223–225 | isbn = 0-8139-1274-1 }}</ref>
+Largely residential in character, the area is notable for having Richmond's largest remaining stock of [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] homes. Originally developed as a [[streetcar suburb]] starting in 1891, the community quickly became a magnet for the city's burgeoning southern & eastern European [[immigrant]] population, particularly [[Italian people|Italians]], [[Germans]], and [[Polish people|Poles]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Dabney | first = Virginius | title = Richmond: The Story of a City | url = https://archive.org/details/richmondstoryofa00dabn | url-access = registration | publisher = Doubleday | year = 1976 | location = New York | pages = [https://archive.org/details/richmondstoryofa00dabn/page/223 223–225] | isbn = 0-8139-1274-1 }}</ref> The [[Highland Park Plaza Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
+The area declined after [[World War II]], when [[white flight]] and other economic factors encouraged wealthy and middle-class residents to depart for newer neighborhoods in the city's West End. [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|Southern Highland Park]] is currently seeing a resurgence of activity thanks to its location convenient to downtown and the [[Virginia BioTechnology Research Park]].<ref>[http://vabiotech.com/ Virginia BioTechnology Research Park]</ref>  The city's "Neighborhoods in Bloom"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.richmondgov.com/neighborhoods/ |title=Neighborhoods In Bloom - Richmond (VA) website |access-date=2011-09-19 |archive-date=2011-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930092046/http://www.richmondgov.com/neighborhoods/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> program, a public-private partnership focused on encouraging investment activity in targeted areas, has also contributed to this resurgence.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
-The [[Highland Park Plaza Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
+==Natives==
-The area declined after [[World War II]], when [[white flight]] and other economic factors encouraged wealthy and middle-class residents to depart for newer neighborhoods in the city's West End. [[Chestnut Hill-Plateau Historic District (Richmond, VA)|Southern Highland Park]] is currently seeing a resurgence of activity thanks to its location convenient to downtown and the [[Virginia BioTechnology Research Park]].<ref>[http://vabiotech.com/ Virginia BioTechnology Research Park]</ref>  The city's "[[Neighborhoods in Bloom]]"<ref>[http://www.richmondgov.com/neighborhoods/ Neighborhoods In Bloom - Richmond (VA) website]</ref> program, a public-private partnership focused on encouraging investment activity in targeted areas, has also contributed to this resurgence.
+* [[Briley Brothers|Linwood, James, and Anthony Briley]], three brothers who gained infamy for a seven-month spree in the Greater Richmond Region during which they robbed, tortured, and killed at least 11 people (and attempted to burn two others to death), were raised in Highland Park. Linwood and James were executed in 1985.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.historicrichmond.com/ Historic Richmond Foundation]
-*[http://www.richmondgov.com/EconomicCommunityDevelopment/Neighborhoods.aspx#Highland Highland Park - Richmond (VA) website]
+*[http://www.richmondgov.com/EconomicCommunityDevelopment/Neighborhoods.aspx#Highland Highland Park - Richmond (VA) website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328221815/http://www.richmondgov.com/EconomicCommunityDevelopment/Neighborhoods.aspx#Highland |date=2012-03-28 }}
 {{geographic location

v t e Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia
Downtown	Arts District Banking District Biotech and MCV Central Office District City Center Court End East Franklin Block Financial District French Garden Hill Gambles Hill Jackson Ward Monroe Ward Riverside District Shockoe Bottom Shockoe Slip Upper Shockoe Valley
East End	Allen Heights Alton Heights Ashley Oaks Belmont Bolton and Taliaferrol Bowling Green Brauers Briels Cardinal Court Chimborazo Chimborazo Village Church Hill Church Hill North Creighton Court Eastlawn Eastview Fairfield Fairmount Fulton Hill Geffert Place Glenwood Guildts Estates Habitat Hills Harrison Place Howard's Grove Kuhn Libby Hill Linsville Mechaniscville Gardens Montrose Heights Mosby Mount Erin Montibello National Heights Navy Hill North Church Hill Oakwood Overhill Place Payne Square Peter Paul Powhatan Rainbow Village Rico Robinson Heights Rocketts Landing Rutherford Tract Shed Town Silver Crest Tobacco Row Tuxedo Park Union Hill Witcomb Court Wynwood
North Side	Battery Court Barton Heights Bellevue Brookland Park Chamberlayne Industrial Center Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill–Plateau Edgewood Gilpin Ginter Park Green Park Hermitage Road Highland Park Highland Terrace Laburnum Park Magnolia Industrial Center North Highland Park Pine Camp Providence Park Rosedale Sherwood Park Southern Barton Heights Virginia Union University Washington Park
Southside	Ancarrow's Landing Ann's Acres Bellemeade Belmont Woods Blackwell Broad Rock Brookbury Brookside Buck Hill Cedarhurst Cherry Gardens Chippenham Forest Claremont Clopton Cofer Cotrell Farms Dorchester Fairway Acres Forest Hill Gravel Hill Hickory Hill Hillside Court Hioaks Holmes Heights Huguenot Jahnke Manchester Mason Park Maury McGuire Newell Newtown South Northrop Oak Grove Old Town Manchester Oxford Piney Knolls Pocosham Park Purcell's Addition Robertson & Bradley's Addition Saint John's Woods South Richmond Southampton Stratford Hills Swansboro Thurston & Taylor's Addition Warwick Westlake Hills Westover Court Windsor Woodhaven Woodland Heights Woodland Park Woolfolk Worthington
West End	2900 Block of Grove Bays Meade Boulevard Byrd Park Carillon Carver Carver Industrial Carytown Chinatown Club View Colonial Place Dahlia Farms Duntreath The Fan Garrett Manor Greek Row Hampton Gardens Hampton Hills Harvey Henry Place Huguenot Farms Lee Mac Leonard Heights Lockgreen Malvern Gardens Malven Manor Mapleshade Maymont Monument Heights Monument Hills Museum District Nash Plan Near West End Newtowne West Oregon Hill Patterson Place Portland Place Randolph Rio Vista Rhoadmiller Roselawn Rothesay Sauer's Gardens Scott's Addition Stonehurst Court Stonewall Court Sunnyside Sydney Sydnor's Point Texas Beach Three Chopt Tuckahoe Terrace Virginia Commonwealth University West Broad Street Commercial Historic District West of the Boulevard Westhampton Willow Lawn Wilton Windemere Windsor Farms Windsor Hills