Built 1912 (1912)-1913 VLR # 127-0381 Designated VLR February 26, 1982 Opened 1913 Area 800 m² Architect Alfred Bossom | NRHP Reference # 82004586 Added to NRHP April 12, 1982 Height 80 m Floors 19 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 825--27 East Main St., Richmond, Virginia Similar Downtown Richmond - Virginia, Agecroft Hall, Branch House, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Monroe Park | ||
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. The First & Merchants Bank would eventually become Sovran Bank.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Main Street Banking Historic District.
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