Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse, also known as the U.S. Post Office and Customhouse, is a historic custom house, post office and courthouse located in Richmond, Virginia.Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: custom house in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lewis F. Powell, Jr., United States Courthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and George Washington Building.
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 530 feet northeast of Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.
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 390 feet east of Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.
Main Street Banking Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Main Street Banking Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the Virginia State Capitol and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District.
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.
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
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.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse
- Categories: custom house, building, and government building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.53766° or 37° 32′ 16″ northLongitude
-77.43469° or 77° 26′ 5″ westLevels
4½Open location code
8794GHQ8+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 113029215OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicWikidata ID
Q6536542
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小刘易斯·F·鲍威尔联邦法院”
- Chinese: “小劉易斯·F·鮑威爾聯邦法院”
- Japanese: “カスタムハウス”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex.
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