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Monumental Church
Monumental Church is a nationally significant memorial in ...
Maggie L. Walker House
The Maggie L. Walker House, a two-story home with architec...
Linden Row
The eight attached Greek Revival row houses of Linden Row ...
Kent-Valentine House
Richmond merchant Horace L. Kent commissioned Boston archi...
John Marshall House
The John Marshall House, home of the distinguished Chief J...
Jefferson Hotel
The Jefferson Hotel is one of the nation’s most outstandin...
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District
The James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District illust...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s di...
Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Grace Street Commercial Historic District is significant f...
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building dating from 1913 is the f...
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Monumental Church
Monumental Church is a nationally significant memorial in honor of the victims of a disastrous theater fire. The building is also among America’s earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches designed by one of the nation’s most important early architects. ...
Maggie L. Walker House
The Maggie L. Walker House, a two-story home with architectural elements in both the Italianate and the Gothic styles, was home to one of the country's most celebrated African American women. Constructed in 1883 by George Boyd, a black builder, ...
Linden Row
The eight attached Greek Revival row houses of Linden Row are reputed to be the last survivors of a series of rows built on Franklin Street between c. 1840 and c. 1860. They are distinguished examples of their style and ...
Kent-Valentine House
Richmond merchant Horace L. Kent commissioned Boston architect Isaiah Rogers to design this Franklin Street mansion in 1844. Most of Rogers’ works, including several important hotels, have been destroyed. The Kent-Valentine House is one of his few surviving residential designs. ...
John Marshall House
The John Marshall House, home of the distinguished Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court for 45 years, is a surviving early residential building in a section of Richmond that now has office and hospital buildings. Like many Richmonders ...
Jefferson Hotel
The Jefferson Hotel is one of the nation’s most outstanding examples of late 19th-century eclectic architecture. Major Lewis Ginter, the hotel’s patron, commanded the architects to provide Richmond with the finest hotel in America. In an era when sumptuous hotels ...
James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District
The James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District illustrates the relationship between Richmond’s early inhabitants and the James River. Following settlement by English colonists, the construction of millraces parallel to the banks of the river provided water to power mills ...
Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s distinguished historic residences, takes the name of its most famous resident rather than the original builder or owner. Colonel Henry Cabell (1820-1889) leased the house, which William O. George built in ...
Grace Street Commercial Historic District
Grace Street Commercial Historic District is significant for both its architecture and commerce. From 1820 to 1920, Grace and Franklin Streets were the heart of one of Richmond’s most fashionable neighborhoods and home to some of its wealthiest and most ...
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building dating from 1913 is the first skyscraper in Richmond, and a wonderful example of turn-of-the-century Neoclassical Revival architecture. Nineteen stories tall, the building crowned the city’s skyline until its height was surpassed in 1930. Constructed ...
