Historic Structures Report, Architectural Data: Garthright House
Jones R and Askins J. 1971. Historic Structures Report, Architectural Data: Garthright House. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Eastern Service Center. Washington, D.C.
The Richmond National Battlefield Park commemorates 13 American Civil War sites around Richmond, Virginia, which served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the war. The park connects certain features within the city with defensive fortifications and battle sites around it. This Historic Structures Report concerns the Garthright House (Bldg. No. 6). The historic Garthright House (Hospital During Cold Harbor Battle) was severely damaged by fire in May, 1970. The house was an exterior restoration and the interior used as a meeting place for the Pamunkey Womans Club. After the fire and inspection by Historical Architect Askins, ESC, a management decision was made to restore the exterior of the house as an exhibit-in-place but to utilize the interior of the house as a residence for a Park Ranger. This would provide greater protection for the northern half of the park (Cold Harbor, Gaines Mill, Beaver Dam Creek, Chickahominy Bluff, and Garthright House).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jones, Russell; Askins, James
- Date of Issue
- 1971-03
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Eastern Service Center
- Units
- NER , RICH
- Keywords
- adaptive restoration, Battle of Cold Harbor, Civil War, garthright house, housing, quarters
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 001231: Garthright House