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Blues Armory

The Blues Armory is a large brick armory in downtown . Housing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, the castle-like structure originally served multiple purposes, with a food market on the ground floor and a drill hall for the National Guard of the United States on the top floor.
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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: armory in Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Blues Armory (Richmond City Department of Fire and Emergency Services Administration)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Library of Virginia and Virginia State Capitol.

Library
Photo: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government. is situated 780 feet southeast of Blues Armory.

Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
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 1,700 feet south of Blues Armory.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 818 East Marshall Street in . It was the home of Chief Justice of the United States and Founding Father John Marshall, who was appointed to the court in 1801 by President John Adams and served for the rest of his life, writing such influential decisions as Marbury v. is situated 830 feet southeast of Blues Armory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Richmond and Jackson Ward.

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in , with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic neighborhood in . It is East of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.

Blues Armory

Latitude
37.54337° or 37° 32′ 36″ north
Longitude
-77.43532° or 77° 26′ 7″ west
Open location code
8794GHV7+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224757079
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4930445
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