Virginia Mechanics Institute Building

Virginia Mechanics Institute Building is a building in , , which is located on East Marshall Street. Virginia Mechanics Institute Building is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Valentine and White House of the Confederacy.

Museum
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is a museum in dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond.

Museum
The Second is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of . Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. is situated 640 feet east of Virginia Mechanics Institute Building.

Government office
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 1,000 feet southwest of Virginia Mechanics Institute Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.

Neighborhood
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 .

The Downtown district of includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Neighborhood
is a historic district of , . According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…

Virginia Mechanics Institute Building

Latitude
37.54118° or 37° 32′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.43174° or 77° 25′ 54″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
8794GHR9+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224601771
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Highlights include Samuel Putney House and Stephen Putney House.

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