Architect unknown, Curtis Carter, builder 1814 100 E. Main St. If the brickwork of the understatedly elegant, two story residence at the northeast corner of First and Main streets in Monroe Ward appears excellent there’s a reason. Curtis Carter, a skilled Richmond bricklayer, performed the construction himself, completing the house in 1814. Carter owned …
Carneal and Johnston, and Vincent Kling Associates (west pavilion) 1956, 1989 (west pavilion) 330 S. Fourth St. Many people mistake the pristine white New Market Corporation headquarters building for the state Capitol. The impressive Palladianesque edifice is an architectural beacon for motorists and cyclists approaching downtown from the Lee Bridge. The horizontally elongated structure, which …
William C. Noland, Noland and Baskervill 1906 13 W. Franklin St In Richmond, a Franklin Street address carries a special cache. Grand homes, apartments, offices, and institutions give the street it’s eclectic and urbane character. In recognition of its unique assortment of architectural assets, the street was designated as a city historic district in …
Architect unknown 1847 116 S. Third Street The Virginia Education Association building, also known as the Henry Coalter Cabell House, is a rare architectural vestige of Gamble’s Hill, formerly a fashionable residential neighborhood in the 1800s. Until 1957, the district’s two main thoroughfares of Third and Fourth streets led to Gamble Hill Park, the site of Pratt’s Castle, …
3 North 2019 480 Tredegar St Opened in 2019, the American Civil War Center at Tredegar is the flagship facility of the American Civil War Museum. The museum operates two other facilities: the White House of the Confederacy, in Richmond’s Court End neighborhood, and the Museum of the Confederacy at Appomattox, a 90 minute drive …
Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Capital Trail Foundation 2006-2015 Linear route parallel to Virginia State Highway Route 5 from Shockoe Bottom in downtown Richmond to Jamestown The Virginia Capital Trail is a 52-mile pathway dedicated to hiking, jogging, cycling, skateboarding and other non-motorized activities. The eight-to-ten foot wide, fully paved asphalt road runs mostly parallel to State …
Steven Holl Architects, design architect, BCWH, executive architect 2018 601 W Broad St The Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) opened to much fanfare in April 2018. Unlike other museums in the area, the ICA is a non-collecting institution that exclusively displays changing exhibitions of work by contemporary artists. The Markel Center, as …
Pickard Chilton and Kendall Heaton Associates 2019 600 Canal Street Since the turn of the 21st century, downtown’s business district continues to drift ever closer to the James River. Meanwhile, many left-behind structures on East Main Street, that long-comprised the traditional financial district, have become Commonwealth of Virginia office buildings. The newer, still-developing commercial core, …
Henry T. Barham, architect Walter Parks Architect, renovation architect 1925, renovation 2007 101 West Marshall Street Striking an iconic triangular posture in Jackson Ward at the convergence of Brook Road and Adams Street, The Emrick Flats was built in the 1920s to serve as a Chevrolet dealership. Henry T. Barnham (1885-1937) was architect and …
1972 An indispensable link in Richmond’s transit network, the six-lane Manchester Bridge is among the city’s largest. The city-owned bridge traverses some 3000 feet of the James River to connect 9th Street downtown with Commerce Road in Southside. The bridge is composed of a steel supported deck resting on a series of concrete arches. Their …