Richmond City Jail
Richmond City Jail is a prison in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Richmond City Jail is situated nearby to the museum White House of the Confederacy, as well as near The Valentine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White House of the Confederacy and Virginia State Capitol.
White House of the Confederacy
Museum
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The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. White House of the Confederacy is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Richmond City Jail.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
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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 4,100 feet southwest of Richmond City Jail.
The Valentine
Museum
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The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond. The Valentine is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Richmond City Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District and Union Hill.
Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
Fairmount
Neighborhood
Photo: Jmurden, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Originally a trolley car suburb in the years just before the dawn of the 20th century, the Fairmount neighborhood in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia, is located just north of Union Hill.
Richmond City Jail
- Type: Prison
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.54625° or 37° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
-77.42312° or 77° 25′ 23″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
8794GHWG+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 366238142OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4781721
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