1142 West Grace Street Richmond, Virginia NAI EAGLE 2250 Old Brick Road, Suite 240 Glen Allen, VA 23060 www.naieagle.com
Located in the Fan District - Richmond, VA Contact Harrison Hall (804) 217-6903 - Direct harrisonhall@naieagle.com Jeff Doxey (804) 217-6904 - Direct jeffdoxey@naieagle.com Peter Vick (804) 217-6905 - Direct petervick@naieagle.com NAI EAGLE 2250 Old Brick Road, Suite 240 Glen Allen, VA 23060 www.naieagle.com (804) 741-4663 contact information
Columbia overview Overview Columbia is a three-level office building consisting of 19,301 square feet with its main entrance off West Grace Street and secondary entrance off North Lombardy Street. The main two levels were recently utilized for office space and the lower level was utilized for office and artisan studio and storage area. The property was originally built as the country estate of Phillip Haxall in 1817. Subsequently, the property was acquired by the University of Richmond and used for academic purposes. The north addition was built in 1911 to accommodate the school s law library and the west wing addition was built in 1924 to house the T. C. Williams School of Law and to complete the total structure as it exists today. The property underwent major renovation in 1984 to accommodate the office and creative space needs of The American Historical Foundation. Tax Parcel Number Building Land Zoned R-73 The property is heated and air conditioned by four (4) heat pumps for all three levels. The renovations in 1984 included restoration and enhancement of many of the architectural features to include marble fireplaces (designed and built by the man who built the Washington Monument in D.C.), intricate ceiling plaster, rosettes and beautiful palatine windows above interior and exterior doors. There is even a period staircase to the full attic, which offers considerable storage space (not included in the stated square footage). Each level of the building offers very well appointed rest rooms. The property was again restored in 2009. All 100 exterior windows have been reglazed and restored. All of the hardwood floors have been repaired and brought back to life. There is even a period staircase to the full attic, which offers considerable storage space( not included in the stated square footage) W000-0615-048 19,301 square feet 2 story structure with basement 16,785 sq ft land area.3385 acres - 125 x 134 lot dimensions summary Heat / AC Address 4 heat pumps heat and air condition the first and second floors 1142 W. Grace Street Richmond, VA 23219 Disclaimer: Information is deemed to be reliable but is not guaranteed.
History of Columbia 1817 - Built by Phillip Haxall as a country estate. Haxall was a wealthy businessman who owned four mills and a prosperous shipping business. Huxall and his wife Clara raised 11 children under the slate roof of their Grace Street Mansion 1832 - Sold to the Virginia Baptist Seminary. 1840 - Virginia Baptist Seminary becomes Richmond College; this is the founding date of what becomes the University of Richmond. 1861 - With the start of the Civil War, the entire school enlists for Confederacy and offers Columbia to the Confederate government. For several months it is the headquarters of Richmond Howitzers artillery company. As the war progresses, Columbia is turned into Confederate Louisiana General Hospital where hundreds of Confederate wounded are treated. 1865 - The Federal forces take over the college grounds to be a headquarters during the occupation. It is renamed Camp Casey, after General Silas Casey, U.S. Army. 1866 - Richmond college reoccupies the building. 1911 - The North Edition is added and the TC Williams School of Law moves in. 1914 - the new University of Richmond opens at the West End campus, approximately five miles west of here. 1917 - With America s entry into World War I, the University of Richmond offers its new dormitories to the Army and moves its Law School back to Columbia. 1923 - The West Wing is added, completing the major modifications to the building. Columbia 1954 - The Law School moves permanently back to the West End campus. 1954 74 - Columbia serves as a night school and extension service for the University of Richmond. 1984-2000 - The American Historical Foundation and Military Museum buys Columbia, becoming its third owner. Columbia is faithfully restored to reflect its Federal Period and university heritage. Referring to Columbia, Richmond Architectural Historian, Robert K. Winthrop, says, No single house, with the possible exception of the Governor s Mansion, has a richer or more complicated history in Richmond. Built in 1817 for Philip Haxall, the historic structure today is both a Registered National Landmark and a Virginia Historic Landmark. Chief Justice John Marshall and his wife were frequent guests in this home, as was General Winfield Scott, the hero of the Mexican War and Commander of Union Forces at the outbreak of the Civil War. During the War itself, Columbia was used as the Headquarters of the Richmond Howitzers and, later, as a Confederate Hospital. After the War, it was occupied by Federal forces and renamed Camp Casey. History Its education contribution to Richmond range from its beginnings in 1832 as the Virginia Baptist Seminary, then later became Richmond College which, today, is the University of Richmond. In 1924, a wing was added to house the Law School, which, in 1954, moved to the present University campus. Columbia was acquired by the American Historical Foundation in December, 1984. It was restored, and served as the Foundation s Headquarters and Military Museum. Despite the variety of demands placed on the structure, Columbia retains a significant amount of original fabric. Because of its Federal Period architecture, Columbia was featured in the 1986 CBS mini-series, Dream West, starring Richard Chamberlain.
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