Main Street Banking Historic District Explained

Main Street Banking Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 16, 2005; June 19, 2013[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-6031
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:E. Main St. between 7th & Governors Sts.; 700, 703, 705-711, 801, 830-838 Main St., E., 7 7th & 28 6th Sts., S., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5381°N -77.4364°W
Built:-1965
Architect:Robinson, Charles M.; et al.
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, International Style
Added:June 1, 2005, August 27, 2013 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:05000527, 13000644 (Boundary Increase)[2]

The Main Street Banking Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the Virginia State Capitol and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District. It is the location of a number of buildings built for or occupied by banking institutions. The district includes representative examples of the Late Victorian and International Style architecture built between about 1865 and 1965. Notable buildings include the Virginia Employment Commission Building (1960), the 700 Building (1964), the Ross Building (1964), the Fidelity Building (1965). Located in the district is the separately listed First National Bank Building.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary increase in 2013.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-09-06. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13 . National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Street Banking Historic District (Boundary Increase). Mary Harding Sadler. Robert J. Taylor Jr.. amp. February 2013 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map