Patrick Henry Building

The Patrick Henry Building is a historic building located in . Formerly designated simply as the Old State Library or the Virginia State Library and Archives and Virginia Supreme Court, it was renovated, then rededicated and renamed for the Founding Father and former Virginia Governor Patrick Henry on June 13, 2005.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic building located in Richmond, Virginia
  • Also known as: “Virginia State Library”
  • Address: 1111 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Old City Hall.

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 490 feet west of Patrick Henry Building.

Government building
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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.

Historic building
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Virginia State Library-Oliver Hill Building, also known as the State Finance Building, is a historic library and government office building located on in . is situated 530 feet southwest of Patrick Henry Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.

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 .

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

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

Patrick Henry Building

Latitude
37.53921° or 37° 32′ 21″ north
Longitude
-77.43195° or 77° 25′ 55″ west
Levels
5
Height
57 feet (17 metres)
Named after
Patrick Henry
Open location code
8794GHQ9+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113029212
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q14713040
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