Bon Air, Virginia
| Bon Air, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
![The 1881–82 Stick style annex for the Bon Air Hotel, which survived the fire that destroyed the main hotel in 1889.[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bon_Air_Hotel_Annex.JPG)
The 1881–82 Stick style annex for the Bon Air Hotel, which survived the fire that destroyed the main hotel in 1889.
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 Location of Bon Air, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°31′12″N 77°34′8″W / 37.52000°N 77.56889°WCoordinates: 37°31′12″N 77°34′8″W / 37.52000°N 77.56889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Chesterfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.3 sq mi (21.6 km2) |
| • Land | 8.3 sq mi (21.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,366 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (760/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 23235 |
| Area code(s) | 804 |
| FIPS code | 51-08472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492605 |
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Bon Air Historic District
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| Nearest city | Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°31′34″N 77°33′26″W / 37.52611°N 77.55722°W |
| Area | 105 acres (42 ha) |
| Architectural style | Stick style, Queen Anne, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | |
| VLR # | 020-5084 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1988 |
| Designated VLR | April 19, 1988 |
Bon Air is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,366 at the 2010 census. The community is considered a suburb of the independent city of Richmond in the Richmond-Petersburg region. Originally developed as a resort, a central portion of Bon Air has been designated as a National Historic District with many structures of Victorian design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its name means "good air," reflecting its role as a resort getaway that wealthy Richmonders enjoyed for its fresh air as opposed to the dirty air of Richmond's industrial downtown of the late 19th century.
The area came to be known as Brown's Summit, probably named for the Brown family farm which was located nearby along the old Warwick Road (near the southwest corner of present-day intersection of Belleau Drive and Jahnke and Brown roads).
Brown Road and Belleau Drive each follow portions of the old Warwick Road which are now west of Chippenham Parkway, which severed the old route in the mid-1960s when it was built between present-day Jahnke Road and Midlothian Turnpike.
An 1864 map, noted as "Published by D. Van Nostrand, New York", and entitled Map of Richmond, Virginia and Surrounding Country appears to show a small cluster of buildings labeled "Pawhite Stop" on the "Railroad to Coal Mines" line at the site of historic Bon Air village. However, it has also been suggested that "Pawhite Stop" (which on the map is "Pawhite STA") is not Bon Air, Virginia. First, it is on what is labeled "Railroad to Coal Mines", and the Richmond and Danville line is several miles south of this. [The railroad to the coal mines was the Chesterfield Railroad which was south of and paralleled Midlothian Turnpike. Midlothian Turnpike is south of Bon Air. The island shown in the James River might be "Williams Island", but there is no actual major creek as shown on the map flowing into the river at this point. If the creek is "Powhite Creek", then the accuracy of the map is even more questionable. This noted, the small stream of Rattle Snake creek flows into the river near Williams Island and originates just to the east of the present-day Bon Air.
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