Columbian Block Building

Columbian Block Building is a building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Columbian Block Building is situated nearby to RVA on Wheels, as well as near Morgan Fountain.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Richmond, VA
Also known as: “Columbian Block”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Morgan Fountain and Virginia State Capitol.

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 1,400 feet north of Columbian Block Building.

George Washington Building

Government building

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

George Washington Building, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a historic state office building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1922–1923, and is a 12-story, steel frame, V-shaped Beaux-Arts style building. George Washington Building is situated 930 feet north of Columbian Block Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom.

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.

Shockoe Bottom

Neighborhood

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Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

Union Hill

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. 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…

Columbian Block Building

Category: historic building
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.53502° or 37° 32′ 6″ north

Longitude

-77.43363° or 77° 26′ 1″ west

Levels

Open location code

8794GHP8+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 225102322

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q137167227

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RVA on Wheels and Shockoe Slip Historic District.

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