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History · Innsbrook

Half of Innsbrook’s homes were built after 1992

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #220 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it

Most of Innsbrook was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1936 on.

0on the National Register
0.2%homes built before 1940
Photo: Zatsugaku · CC BY-SA 4.0
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About Innsbrook’s history

How historic is Innsbrook?

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More historic than 3% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Innsbrook’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Innsbrook is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #220 of 253 in Virginia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Innsbrook’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 3%
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Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 13%

Virginia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Virginia town has 3.6 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Innsbrook’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of Virginia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Innsbrook’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Start Innsbrook’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Innsbrook’s history is told.

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The story so far

Innsbrook, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Innsbrook yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Innsbrook is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Innsbrook had a population of 8,998. Innsbrook is a mixed-use corporate center in Central Virginia that was founded in 1979 by local developer Sidney Gunst on property owned by David Arenstein and Henry Stern. Located approximately 13 miles northwest of Richmond’s central business district at the confluence of I-64 and I-295, the development is the region’s second largest employment center. Currently it encompasses over seven million square feet of office space, representing over 400 companies and 22,000 employees. The development includes approximately 1000 residential units and 100,00…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,753 to 8,998 (+16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Innsbrook on the map, 1936 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Innsbrook. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Innsbrook on the 1936 USGS mapInnsbrook on the 1941 USGS mapInnsbrook on the 1963 USGS mapInnsbrook on the 1974 USGS mapInnsbrook on the 1981 USGS mapInnsbrook on the 1994 USGS map1936Glen Allen sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Innsbrook.

Famous people

Famous people close to Innsbrook

Nobody well known was born in Innsbrook itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Questions about Innsbrook’s history

How does Innsbrook rank for history?

Innsbrook is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #220 of 253 in Virginia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Innsbrook?

0.2% of Innsbrook’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.9% for a Virginia town; the median home was built in 1992.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.