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Virginia Mutual Building, also known as the Virginia Trust Company Building, is a historic bank building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Alfred Bossom and built in 1920–1921. It is a six level, Classical Revival style building constructed of white granite with terra cotta ornament.
Along Broad St., an area roughly bounded by Belvidere, Marshall, 4th, and Grace; also 709-916 W. Broad St., 308-310 N. Laurel St., and 301-306 Gilmer St.; also the southern side of the 100 block of E. Marshall St., and the 300 blocks of 1st and 2nd Sts., between Broad and Marshall Sts.
Notable buildings include the Equitable Life Insurance Building (1951), the Massey Building (1952, 1963–64), and 400 East Main Street (1951). Located in the district is the separately listed St. Alban's Hall (1869). [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, with a boundary increase in 2012. [1] [2]
The Grace Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings located in downtown Richmond. The buildings reflect the core of the city's early 20th-century retail development and the remnants of a 19th-century residential neighborhood.
Nearby, located at 15th and E Broad St., is the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground, [7] [8] [9] long used as a commercial parking lot, most recently by Virginia Commonwealth University, a state institution. It was reclaimed in 2011 after a decade-long community organizing campaign, and today it is a memorial park, though part of the burial ...
The Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. It is located between downtown and the Fan district . The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings built during the 19th century and in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival , Federal ...
Benjamin Watkins Leigh House, also known as the Wickham-Leigh House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia.It was built between 1812 and 1816, and is a three-story, four bay by three bay dwelling showcases Federal style architecture rectangular stuccoed brick.
Church Hill, also known as the St. John's Church Historic District, is an Old and Historic District in Richmond, Virginia. This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond. Church Hill is the eastern terminus of Broad Street, a major east-west thoroughfare in the Richmond metropolitan area.