Bell Tower
Bell Tower is a tower in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on North 9th Street. Bell Tower is situated nearby to the hotel The Commonwealth, as well as near the government office Virginia State Capitol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: bell tower in Richmond, Virginia
- Also known as: “Capitol Square Bell Tower” and “Old Bell Tower”
- Address: 101 North 9th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Old City Hall.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619. Virginia State Capitol is situated 500 feet east of Bell Tower.
Old City Hall
Courthouse
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Old City Hall, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of Richmond, Virginia that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s. Old City Hall is situated 770 feet east of Bell Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Monroe Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is East of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.
Bell Tower
- Categories: bell tower, building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53895° or 37° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.4353° or 77° 26′ 7″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
8794GHQ7+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 658620590OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
4746431Wikidata ID
Q121323871
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Bell Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “clocher-tour”
- French: “Clocher-tour”
- German: “Glockenturm”
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