Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works explained

Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 7, 2007[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-6188
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1331 North Blvd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5675°N -77.4675°W
Built:, 1917, 1922
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 27, 2007
Refnum:07000363

Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works, also known as the American Locomotive Company, Richmond Works, consists of two historic buildings located in Richmond, Virginia. They are an Iron Foundry, in use by 1887 and expanded in 1917, and a Brass Foundry, constructed in 1922. Both structures are steel framed, and clad in brick. The Iron Foundry building is approximately 100 feet wide by 480 feet long. The Brass Foundry building measures approximately 160 feet by 50 feet. The Richmond Locomotive & Machine Works grew out of Tredegar Iron Works to become a nationally known manufacturer of steam locomotive engines and an integral part of the industrial landscape of the Three Corners District in Richmond.

The company stopped producing locomotives in Richmond in 1927. The site remained in use until late 2006, most recently as a specialty steel fabrication plant.[2] It was subsequently rehabilitated and occupied by Bow Tie Cinemas for their Movieland at Boulevard Square development.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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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 Inventory/Nomination: Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works . Bryan Clark Green. November 2006. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. http://northrichmondnews.com/news/2009/01/16/the-scoop-on-movieland-at-boulevard-square/1363 "The scoop on Movieland at Boulevard Square," North Richmond News