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George Washington Building

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Area
  
About 1 acre

Built by
  
Wilson, John T.

Built
  
1922 (1922)-1923

Added to NRHP
  
18 May 2011

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Location
  
1100 Bank St., Richmond, Virginia

Architect
  
Carneal, William Leigh Jr.; Johnston, James Markam Ambler; Leguailli, Ferruccio

Architectural style
  
Beaux-Arts, Italian Renaissance

Similar
  
Agecroft Hall, Branch House, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Monroe Park, Maggie L Walker National

George Washington Building, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a historic state office building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1922-1923, and is a 12-story, steel frame, "V"-shaped Beaux-Arts style building. The building has a one-story basement, two-story limestone base, nine-story brick shaft, and attic story with a deep cornice that features elaborate terra cotta ornament.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

References

George Washington Building Wikipedia