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.