Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District

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Coordinates: 37°32′32″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54222°N 77.43972°W / 37.54222; -77.43972
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Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District
House at Fifth and Main, January 2012
Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District is located in Virginia
Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District
Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District
Location400-500 Blks E. Franklin St., 400-600 blocks E. Main St., 00 blocks N 4th, 5th and 6th Sts.; 0 blk. of N. 3rd, N. 4th, S. 6th, & 300, 400 blocks E. Main Sts., 00 blk S 5th St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′32″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54222°N 77.43972°W / 37.54222; -77.43972
Area12.9 acres (5.2 ha)
ArchitectLafever, Minard; Marcellus Wright & Son, Baskervill & Son, et al.
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, International Style, et al.
NRHP reference No.06000750, 12000989 (Boundary Increase)[1][2]
VLR No.127-6071
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 2006, November 28, 2012 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLRJune 8, 2006, September 20, 2012[3]

The Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located south of the Grace Street Commercial Historic District. It reflects the core of the city's early-20th century retail development. The district includes representative examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival and International Style architecture built between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Equitable Life Insurance Building (1951), the Massey Building (1952, 1963–64), and 400 East Main Street (1951). Located in the district is the separately listed St. Alban's Hall (1869).[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, with a boundary increase in 2012.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Mary Harding Sadler, Caroline Eddy and Llewellyn Hensley (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map
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