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Henry Coalter Cabell House
The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s di...
Hebrew Cemetery
Hebrew Cemetery is a tangible reminder of Richmond’s Jewis...
First National Bank Building
The First National Bank Building dating from 1913 is the f...
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory
Built in the 1890s to house an African American military b...
First African Baptist Church
Built in 1876, First African Baptist Church housed one of ...
Egyptian Building
Designed by noted Greek Revival architect Thomas S. Stewar...
Commonwealth Club Historic District
Commonwealth Club Historic District is the site of one of ...
Broad Street Commercial Historic District
Broad Street, Richmond’s historic commercial artery, cuts ...
Bolling Haxall House
The Bolling Haxall House, an Italianate residence with ecl...
Block 00-100 East Franklin Street Historic District
Franklin Street from Capitol Square to Monument Avenue was...
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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 ...
Hebrew Cemetery
Hebrew Cemetery is a tangible reminder of Richmond’s Jewish community, which was important in the city’s history from the late 18th century. The cemetery, which the first Jewish congregation in Virginia established, is the oldest active Jewish cemetery in continuous ...
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 ...
First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory
Built in the 1890s to house an African American military battalion, this castle-like building’s official name was the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory. The armory served as headquarters for the First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Infantry, Richmond’s first African American regiment, ...
First African Baptist Church
Built in 1876, First African Baptist Church housed one of the oldest African American congregations in Virginia, and all African American Baptist churches in Richmond trace back to this church. The current building replaced the original First Baptist Church dating ...
Egyptian Building
Designed by noted Greek Revival architect Thomas S. Stewart of Philadelphia, the Egyptian Building is one of the finest examples of the rare “Egyptian Revival” style. The building was the first permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College, ...
Commonwealth Club Historic District
Commonwealth Club Historic District is the site of one of the best-preserved groups of turn of the century upper-class town houses in Richmond’s downtown and the distinguished Commonwealth Club. The small district is one in a string of National Register ...
Broad Street Commercial Historic District
Broad Street, Richmond’s historic commercial artery, cuts through the city’s downtown. The Broad Street Commercial Historic District includes a fine collection of historic buildings in an impressive variety of architectural styles from Art Deco to Romanesque Revival. The majority date ...
Bolling Haxall House
The Bolling Haxall House, an Italianate residence with eclectic influences of the early Victorian period, is considered to be among the finest surviving mansions of its age in Richmond. Bolling W. Haxall, owner of Richmond’s famous Haxall Flour Mills, some ...
Block 00-100 East Franklin Street Historic District
Franklin Street from Capitol Square to Monument Avenue was historically a street of fashionable residences in the 19th century and the opening decades of the 20th century. Laid out in 1780, the portion of Franklin Street that is in the ...
