The Wicker Apartments, later known as the Bellevue Apartments, are a historic apartment complex at 3905-4213 Chamberlain Avenue and 4210-4232 Old Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia. It is a well-preserved example of a garden apartment complex developed in the post-World War II years (1945–47) with funding support from the Federal Housing Administration. The complex includes sixteen two-story brick buildings with 144 housing units, set on spacious and handsomely landscaped property.[3]

Wicker Apartments
Wicker Apartments is located in Virginia
Wicker Apartments
Wicker Apartments is located in the United States
Wicker Apartments
Location3905-4213 Chamberlayne Ave., 4210-4232 Old Brook Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°35′33″N 77°26′53″W / 37.59250°N 77.44806°W / 37.59250; -77.44806
Area7.48 acres (3.03 ha)
Built1945 (1945)-1947
ArchitectPringle, W. Harrison
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.15000962[1]
VLR No.127-6794
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 2016
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 2015[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for Wicker Apartments" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2016-05-03.