Wheat Building
Wheat Building is a building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Wheat Building 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 |
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 1,100 feet east of Wheat Building.
Old City Hall
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1,300 feet east of Wheat Building.
The Commonwealth
Hotel
The Commonwealth is a hotel, which is situated 470 feet southeast of Wheat Building.
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.
Wheat Building
- Type: Building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.539° or 37° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.4372° or 77° 26′ 14″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Levels
7Height
80 feet (24 metres)Open location code
8794GHQ7+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 263127154OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4793147
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