Branch Building

Branch Building, also known as the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, is a historic commercial building located in . It was built about 1886, and is a four-story, four-bay, brick building with a cast iron front.
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  • 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 Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.

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 760 feet northeast of Branch Building.

Public building
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The , also known as the U.S. Post Office and Customhouse, is a historic custom house, and courthouse located in .

Government building
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, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a historic state office building located in . It was built in 1922–1923, and is a 12-story, steel frame, V-shaped Beaux-Arts style building. is situated 510 feet east of Branch 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.

Branch Building

Latitude
37.53707° or 37° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
-77.435° or 77° 26′ 6″ west
Inception
1866
Levels
4
Open location code
8794GHP8+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1468587128
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q16207958
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