Woodland Heights, VA is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It began as a trolleycar neighborhood in the early 1900s and was built up along the

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beside Forest Hill Park. Woodland Heights is listed on the National Register of Historic Places"National Register of Historic Places Registration (September 30, 2009)"
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History

Woodland Heights was first advertised in 1891 as a luxury riverside retreat with proximity to downtown

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and Forest Hill Park. At this time, the "South Bank" of the James River was still mainly farms and woodlands along Old Manchester's western edge. Woodland Heights is the oldest of three sister neighborhoods built along the Rhodes trolley car line, along with Westover Hills and Forest Hill.

Architecture

Amongst the first homes built in Woodland Heights was the T.D. Mann House. It was built in 1890, in the popular Victorian Queen Anne style. Many subsequent homes built in Woodland Heights were of the

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design from the Sears Roebuck catalog.

Notable events

Woodland Heights holds an annual House Tour and craft fair. It is located within walking distance of Forest Hill Park, Canoe Run Park, and Carter Jones Park. Forest Hill Park holds a farmer's market on Sundays.

References

External links

Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association SiteHills and Heights neighborhood news blog
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia {{RichmondCityVA-NRHP-stub