Charles M. Robinson, architect 1926 3400 Patterson Ave. Architect Charles Robinson was as well-known for designing handsome and enduring Richmond public schools as he was for his collegiate architectural efforts, including work at James Madison and Virginia State universities and the College of William & Mary. The design of Albert H. Hill Middle School, which …
William Lawrence Bottomley 1924 1600 Monument Avenue A Special Announcement: ArchitectureRichmond would like to remind our readers to visit our Kickstarter page and make a commitment to architecture and design journalism in Richmond today. You can learn more about our Kickstarter campaign here. Thank you. The Stuart Court Apartments stands at the northwest corner of Stuart Circle …
Architect: Henri Van de Velde Dates: 1939-1940 Address: 1500 N. Lombardy Street Virginia Union University was founded in 1865 and had a campus dominated by grey granite Richardsonian Romanesque buildings. Nestled in this classic collegiate environment is a surprising architectural exception to the rule; the Belgian Building. Designed for the 1939 New York World’s Fair …
Architect: Joseph Hubert McGuire, architect Date: 1906 with 1996 renovations by Robert P. Winthrop Address: 800 Cathedral Place Virginia-born New York industrialist Thomas Fortune Ryan and his devout wife, Ida Barry Ryan, gave much of their considerable wealth to Catholic causes and institutions along the east coast. But nothing in their benevolence compares with the …
Architect: Ammi B. Young; renovations and additions by Mifflin E. Bell, James Knox Taylor, James A. Wetmore Dates: 1858; renovations and additions in 1889, 1912, 1932 Address: 1000 E. Main St Originally used as the Customs House and Post Office of Richmond, the Lewis F Powell Jr. Courthouse occupies half of a block downtown, directly …
Architect: Wilson, Harris and Richards Dates: 1901 Address: 1500 East Main St Known simply as The Clock Tower to many passing its ornate tower on Interstate 95, the Renaissance Revival train station in Shockoe Bottom stands as an historic and current icon of Richmond. Built in 1901 as the city’s premiere railroad destination servicing Seaboard …