Windsor Farms

Neighborhood of Richmond in Rothesay, Lockgreen, United States

Windsor Farms

Neighborhood of Richmond

Coordinates: 37°33′20″N 77°29′54″W﻿ / ﻿37.55556°N 77.49833°W﻿ / 37.55556; -77.49833
Country| United States
Subdivision| Lockgreen
Subdivision| Rothesay
Government

• President| Trent Kerns (Board of Directors)
Population

(2013)

• Total| 1,383
Time zone| UTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time)
ZIP code|

23221

Area code| 804
ISO 3166 code| 1
Website| windsorfarms.org

Windsor Farms is a 20th-century neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, of primarily Colonial Revival design.

Designed in 1926, Windsor Farms is one of Richmond's first planned neighborhoods. It was designed to look like an English village, with curvy streets and English names like Dover, Canterbury, Berkshire, and so on. There are a variety of architectural styles, the most common being Colonial Revival and Cape Cod. Lots are anywhere from half an acre to 23 acres (93,000 m2). Windsor Farms has a couple of historical buildings, including Virginia House and Agecroft Hall. Windsor Farms borders Cary Street Road to the north, the Downtown Expressway to the east, the James River and several areas to the south, and the neighborhoods of Lockgreen and Westmoreland Place to the west.

Historic houses in the neighborhood include Virginia House and Agecroft Hall, both moved from England in the 20th century. Another is "The Oaks" which was built by Benjamin Harrison IV in 1745 and moved from nearby Amelia County, Virginia in 1927.

Several high-end, architecturally significant houses were designed by Virginia-born Duncan Lee and William Lawrence Bottomley of New York.[1]

## Architecture[edit]

Like most of the Greater Richmond Region, Windsor Farms exhibits an emphasis of colonial revival architecture and Tudor architecture. Much of the influence lends its way to two historical homes in the neighborhood: Virginia House and Agecroft Hall. Virginia House was actually constructed in England in the 16th century prior to the existence of colonial Virginia. At the time of Windsor Farms' construction, the house was auctioned off and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean.

## Layout[edit]

Windsor Farms was one of the first communities in Richmond built with the automobile in mind. The layout of Windsor Farms contains a partial grid that is characterized by curvy roads, and one major road that rings around the neighborhood. The main road through the community is Dover Road, a divided avenue that connects the eastern and western ends of the community together. The street allows east-west access to neighboring communities such as Stadium, Rothesay, Lockgreen, and Near West End. The primary ring road for the neighborhood is Canterbury Road. Exeter Road offers direct access to Carytown while Coventry Road offers direct access to Mary Munford.

The center of the community is characterized by the Grace Baptist Church and the "Church Green", which serves a meeting center for the neighborhood.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cary Street and Windsor Farms". Retrieved 2016-07-26.

## External links[edit]

* Agecroft Hall
* Virginia House

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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–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
* Bon Air
* Brandermill
* Broad Rock
* Brookbury
* Brookside
* Buck Hill
* Cedarhurst
* Cherry Gardens
* Chippenham Forest
* Claremont
* Cofer
* Cotrell Farms
* Forest Hill
* Gravel Hill
* Hickory Hill
* Hillside Court
* Hioaks
* Holmes Heights
* Huguenot
* Jahnke
* Manchester
* Mason Park
* Maury
* McGuire
* Midlothian
* Newell
* Newtown South
* Northrop
* North Chesterfield
* Oak Grove
* Old Town Manchester
* Oxford
* Piney Knolls
* Pocosham Park
* Purcell's Addition
* Robertson & Bradley's Addition
* Robious
* Saint John's Woods
* South Richmond
* Southampton
* Stony Point
* Stratford Hills
* Swansboro
* Thurston & Taylor's Addition
* Walmsley
* Warwick
* Westlake Hills
* Westover Court
* Windsor
* Woodhaven
* Woodland Heights
* 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

Places adjacent to Windsor Farms

| Near West End | Colonial Place | Carytown

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