The Berkeley Hotel

The Berkeley Hotel is a hotel in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on East Cary Street. The Berkeley Hotel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Slip, as well as near Morgan Fountain.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Richmond, United States
Also known as: “The Berkeley Hotel Richmond”
Address: 1200 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Morgan Fountain.

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 north of The Berkeley Hotel.

Morgan Fountain

Fountain

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morgan Fountain is situated 360 feet south of The Berkeley Hotel.

George Washington Building

Government building

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

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. George Washington Building is situated 660 feet northeast of The Berkeley Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom.

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.

Shockoe Bottom

Neighborhood

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Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.