Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia in , is the agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: state library of Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “The Library of Virginia”, “Virginia State Library”, and “Virginia State Library and Archives”
  • Address: 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Marshall House and Virginia State Capitol.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 818 East Marshall Street in . It was the home of Chief Justice of the United States and Founding Father John Marshall, who was appointed to the court in 1801 by President John Adams and served for the rest of his life, writing such influential decisions as Marbury v.

Government office
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The is the seat of state government of the , located in , 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. is situated 1,000 feet south of Library of Virginia.

Courthouse
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, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s. is situated 740 feet southeast of Library of Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Richmond and Shockoe Slip.

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The Downtown district of includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the downtown area of . The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former .

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood in . It is East of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.

Library of Virginia

Latitude
37.54154° or 37° 32′ 30″ north
Longitude
-77.43389° or 77° 26′ 2″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6542699
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Library of Virginia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca de Virgínia”
  • Esperanto: “Biblioteko de Virginio”
  • Slovenian: “Državna knjižnica Virginije”
  • Slovenian: “Knjižnica Virginije”
  • Slovenian: “Library of Virginia”
  • Slovenian: “Virginia State Library”
  • Swedish: “Library of Virginia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Richmond City Hall and John Marshall Court.

Nearby Places

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