Architect: Welton Becket Associates Dates: 1971-1974 Address: 1111 E. Main St. Still playing a role in Richmond’s skyline, the Bank of America Center was the tallest building in the city upon its completion in 1974. In addition to its height, the project is a symbol of its time in other ways. The building is an …
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Dates: 1975-1978 Address: 701 E. Byrd Street Perhaps the most iconic building of Richmond’s skyline is the Federal Reserve Bank Tower. The Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, 1 of 12 branches in the US, commissioned the building to be designed by Minoru Yamasaki in 1975. The building features a largely aluminum curtain facade …
Architect: Carrére and Hastings Dates: 1891 Address: 401 W. Franklin St. The Commonwealth Club is one of Richmond’s most historic and opulent private clubs and its building reflects this. Founded in 1890, The Commonwealth Club was a social gathering place with facilities for dining, fitness, and drinking. Initially the club commissioned a local architect but …
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Date: 1997 Address: 800 E. Broad St. Designed by the internationally renowned firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Library of Virginia brings a level of significance and sophistication to a critically civic stretch of East Broad Street. According to the architect, the structure was intended to be “a catalyst …
Architect: Vincent Kling Associates Date: 1970 Address: 500 East Leigh Street between Fifth and Seventh streets. In each decade since World War II, American city planners have sought panaceas to invigorate deteriorating downtowns. In the 1960s the idea that a major sports/convention facility would invigorate center cities was a popular concept in Virginia. Hampton, Norfolk …
Architect: John Eberson with Carneal and Johnston Dates: 1928-1929 Address: 219 E. Broad Street The Central Fidelity Bank building (known colloquially as the CFB) was the product of the collaboration between architect John Eberson of New York City and Richmond firm Carneal and Johnston. The result was a true expression of art deco and …
Architect: Thomas Jefferson & Charles-Louis Clérisseau Dates: 1785 Address: 1000 Bank Street Richmond Va Virginia’s State Capitol building sits atop Shockoe (Capitol) Hill and faces out past the skyscrapers of downtown to the river. Architects Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Thomas Jefferson followed the principles of Italian baroque architect Andrea Palladio on selecting the building’s site; …
Architect: MSTSD Architects, Atlanta Dates: 2010 Address: 501 South 5th Street In 2010, MeadWestVaco, a Fortune 500 paper and packaging company, moved its corporate headquarters to Virginia and with it came the construction of a new office building in downtown Richmond. A riverfront site was selected to give the company an iconic presence in the …
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 …
Architect: Ballou and Justice, renovation by SMBW architects Date: 1971 Address: 900 East Broad Street While opinions of City Hall cover a vast range, the particularity of its image is difficult to ignore. Built in 1971, it was the tallest building in Virginia for four years. Deteriorating structural conditions of its facade of marble and …