Built 1888-93 VLR # 127-0296 Area 1,200 m² Architect Jackson C. Gott | NRHP Reference # 83003305 Designated CP April 09, 1987 Added to NRHP 10 February 1983 | |
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Location 101-107 W. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia Part of Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Richmond, Virginia) (#87000611) Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Richardsonian Romanesque Similar Mason's Hall, Agecroft Hall, Branch House, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Monroe Park | ||
The Renaissance Building is a historic building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by Jackson C. Gott and constructed between 1888 and 1893. It originally served primarily as a meeting hall for local Masonic lodges. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 (under the name "Masonic Temple").
It is a prominent building in downtown Richmond.
Its NRHP nomination asserts that the building is the finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture in the state, and others have asserted that at its time of construction it was "one of the 'most magnificent examples of modern architecture in the South.'"
The design by Gott was one of 17 submitted in a design competition.
The building was used for a 1905 function attended by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It was used by the Masons until 1971. In 1982 the Richmond Foundation for the Arts acquired it with intended purpose of its serving as an arts center for the region.
Today the building houses a catering venue, office building and apartments.