General Assembly Building

General Assembly Building is a public building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, which is located on East Broad Street. General Assembly Building is situated near the historic site Richmond, VA Mile Marker 0, as well as near the work of art Virginia Washington Monument.

Opening hours:
Monday–Friday: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
public holidays: closed
Type: Public building
Address: 911 East Broad Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Virginia State Capitol and Old City Hall.

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 520 feet south of General Assembly Building.

Old City Hall

Government building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Old City Hall, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of Richmond, Virginia that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s.

Saint Peters Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Crazyale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest Catholic church in the city. From the erecting of the Diocese of Richmond in 1850 until the completion of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in 1906, St. Saint Peters Catholic Church is situated 440 feet west of General Assembly 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.

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.

General Assembly Building

Categories: government office, building, institution, office, and government building
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.54025° or 37° 32′ 25″ north

Longitude

-77.43366° or 77° 26′ 1″ west

Levels

Open location code

8794GHR8+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 206436980

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=institutional

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Richmond, VA Mile Marker 0 and Virginia Washington Monument.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Permit Parking and Government Center Westbound Pulse Stop.

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Worth a closer look: Downtown Richmond and Museum District.

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