Shed Town is a neighborhood in the

East End The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It does not have uni ...

that overlaps Church Hill and

Union Hill, Richmond, Virginia Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the ''Richmond Times Dispatch'', the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by ...

History

The origin of the name "Shed Town" is unknown. It has been suggested that the name comes from early houses built in the neighborhood, which were occupied by shad-fishers, alluding to the name shed town. Others have suggested that the area received its name as it was used for storage sheds for bricklayers in Richmond. The first documented report of the town came in 1819 when George Winston and his brickyard workers of 26 identified themselves living in a town entitled "the shed town" in 1819 Richmond directory. Only four buildings from the original shed town remain standing, primarily buildings located alongside North 32nd Street in the city. Shed Town has been described as the area inside of East Leigh Street, North 35th Street, P Street and N 29th Street.

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Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia {{Virginia-stub