First National Bank Building (Richmond, Virginia)

First National Bank Building

First National Bank Building, January 2012
Location 825--27 East Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′17″N 77°26′13″W / 37.53806°N 77.43694°W / 37.53806; -77.43694Coordinates: 37°32′17″N 77°26′13″W / 37.53806°N 77.43694°W / 37.53806; -77.43694
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1912 (1912)-1913
Architect Bossom, Alfred Charles; Clinton, Charles W.
Architectural style Neo-classial Revival
NRHP Reference # 82004586[1]
VLR # 127-0381
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 12, 1982
Designated VLR February 26, 1982[2]

First National Bank Building, also known as the Old First and Merchants National Bank Building and BB&T Bank Building, is a historic bank and office building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by noted architect Alfred Bossom and built in 1912-1913. It is a 19-story, four bay by five bay, Classical Revival style steel frame building clad in brick, limestone, and granite. The building features rich architectural ornament that follows the Corinthian order both within and without. It was the first high-rise office tower to be built in Richmond.[3] The First & Merchants Bank would eventually become Sovran Bank.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Main Street Banking Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Mary Harding Sadler (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First National Bank Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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