Main Street Banking Historic District
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Virginia Supreme Court 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 660 feet northeast of Main Street Banking Historic District.
Virginia Supreme Court Building
Courthouse
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Virginia Supreme Court Building is a courthouse, which is situated 580 feet north of Main Street Banking 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.
Monroe Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.
Main Street Banking Historic District
- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic district in Virginia, United States
- Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.53799° or 37° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
-77.4356° or 77° 26′ 8″ westOpen location code
8794GHQ7+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1521094965OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtWikidata ID
Q16894484
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Office of the Virginia Attorney General and Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
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