User:Anthony Turner House

The Anthony Turner House is prominently situated at the corner of East Franklin Street and North 26th Street in the St. John’s Church Historic District, popularly known as Church Hill. The two-story brick structure, erected circa 1803, is perhaps the oldest extant dwelling in the historic district. A thoughtful and complete restoration of the home began in January 2013.

The home was built by Anthony Turner, a master brick mason, magistrate in Henrico Parish, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia and Captain in the Company of the 19th Regiment of Virginia Militia of the city of Richmond and Norfolk during the Revolutionary War.

There is a range of dates for the building of this Church Hill home of great antiquity. Anthony and Lucy Turner purchased the land, which consisted of the entire 2500 block of F (now, Franklin Street) in April 1803. The other, according to Mary Wingfield Scott’s research, mentioning that it was extant since 1809. The property showed up for tax purposes in the 1810 census.

Regardless of which year between 1803 and 1810 it was constructed or completed, it remains the oldest surviving home in Church Hill.