Carver is a neighborhood near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in
Richmond, Virginia
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, and straddles alongside the border between
Downtown Richmond
Downtown Richmond is the central business district of Richmond, Virginia. It is generally defined as being bound by Belvidere Street to the west, I-95 to the north and east, and the James River to the south. The Fan district borders it to t ...
and
North Side. The neighborhood is in the process of gentrification and is heavily inhabited with students attending
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgin ...
and
Virginia Union
Virginia Union University is a private historically black Baptist university in Richmond, Virginia. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
History
The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Rich ...
universities due to the two school's proximities to the neighborhood.
The main roads through the neighborhood are West Leigh Street (
Virginia Route 33
State Route 33 (SR 33) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 33 and US 250 in Richmond, Virginia east to Chesapeake Boulevard in Stingray Point. SR 33 is a state-numbered eastward ext ...
) as well as Clay and Marshall Streets. The neighborhood is primarily residential, though it is home to several scrap metal yards and restaurants.
The
Carver Industrial Historic District and
Carver Residential Historic District are national
historic districts
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from cer ...
located at Carver.
See also
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Neighborhoods of Richmond, Virginia
This article is about the many neighborhoods and districts in the Greater Richmond, Virginia area. Note that this article is an attempt to be inclusive of the broader definitions of the areas which are often considered part of the Greater Richm ...
References
External links
Map of Chamberlayne Industrial Center
Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia
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