Virginia Department of Highways Building explained

Virginia Department of Highways Building
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 18, 2003[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0844-0001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1401 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5381°N -77.4308°W
Architect:Carneal, Johnston & Wright
Builder:Virginia Engineering Co.
Architecture:Stripped Classicism
Added:April 5, 2004
Refnum:04000270

Virginia Department of Highways Building, also known as the State Highway Commission Building, is a historic government office building located in Richmond, Virginia. The building serves as headquarters for the Virginia Department of Transportation. It was built in 1937, and is a four-story, Stripped Classicism style building. It is of steel and reinforced concrete construction, with a veneer of limestone, Virginia greenstone, and pink granite.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Department of Highways Building . John E. Wells . April 2003 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos