Branch Building
Branch Building, also known as the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, is a historic commercial building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built about 1886, and is a four-story, four-bay, brick building with a cast iron front.Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
- Address: 1015 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219
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 760 feet northeast of Branch Building.
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 520 feet east of Branch Building.
Oliver Hill Building
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Virginia State Library-Oliver Hill Building, also known as the State Finance Building, is a historic library and government office building located on Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia. Oliver Hill Building is situated 720 feet northeast of Branch 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.
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.
Branch Building
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and office
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53707° or 37° 32′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.435° or 77° 26′ 6″ westInception
1866Levels
4Open location code
8794GHP8+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1468587128OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q16207958
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