Tree Streets Historic District
321 Walnut Ave
James and Nell Wright House, 1920
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
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From the National Register nomination
Two-story frame Foursquare-form house with weatherboard siding and a metal-sheathed hip roof with gables and a hipped dormer. The one-story front porch has classical wood! columns. Other features include a poured-concrete foundation, a north-side exterior brick chimney; with paved shoulders, a decorative landing window, a two-story north-side wing, 8/1 and 6/1 windows, and a two-tier back porch with square-section wood columns on the first tier and a sleeping porch on the second. The house was built in 1920 for Louisa County native James Walton Wright and his wife Nell Massey Wright. J. W. Wright was president of the Virginia National Bank, formerly Igcated on W. Main. Harry Brooks was probably the home's builder. The silver maple in front of the house was planted by Nell Wright.
Information supplied by James K. Wright.
People
- James Walton Wright owner in 1920 (Louisa County native)
- Nell Massey Wright owner in 1920 (wife of James Walton Wright)
- Harry Brooks builder in 1920 (probably the home's builder)
- Nell Wright owner in 1920 (planted the silver maple in front of the house)
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