First National Bank Building
Commissioned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., the First National Bank Building in the city of Richmond, with its elegant detailing, Corinthian columns, and lofty banking hall, is a […]
Donnan-Asher Iron-Front Building
Built in 1866 as part of the reconstruction of Richmond’s commercial area after the Evacuation Fire of 1865, the exuberant Donnan-Asher Iron-Front Building has one of only three completely cast-iron […]
Central National Bank
Built for the former Central National Bank, this office tower is Virginia’s outstanding example of the Art Deco skyscraper and has long been one of the city of Richmond’s most […]
Broad Street Station
Richmond’s Broad Street Station is one of the last remaining great terminals of America’s Golden Age of railroads. Its competitive design was won by New York architect John Russell Pope […]
Broad Street Commercial Historic District
The ten-block stretch of Broad Street, between Fourth and Henry streets, holds one of the most important assemblages of turn-of-the-century commercial buildings in the state. The richly detailed facades are […]
Barret House
The Greek Revival style Barret House is a vestige of the antebellum dwellings formerly spread over the hills of the city of Richmond. It was built in 1844 for William […]
Pulaski Historic Commercial District
Spurred by the construction of the Norfolk and Western Railway line, the town of Pulaski’s downtown served as the late-19th century industrial and commercial center of Pulaski County. The relocation […]
Dublin Historic District
The Pulaski County town of Dublin came into being in 1854 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad established a depot where the rail line crossed the Giles and Pulaski Turnpike. […]
Occoquan Historic District
The site of a tobacco warehouse as early as 1736, Occoquan grew as the focus of the commercial and manufacturing activities of John Ballendine, who erected an iron furnace, forge, […]
Davis-Beard House
Situated at the intersection of Bristow Road and the Southern Railroad tracks in Prince William County, the rambling, Victorian Davis-Beard House is a rare surviving example of a 19th-century combination […]
