Broad Street Station
Broad Street Station was a union railroad station in Richmond, Virginia, United States, across Broad Street from the Fan district. The building is now used by the Science Museum of Virginia.Photo: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station building in Richmond, Virginia
- Address: 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Science Museum of Virginia and The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Science Museum of Virginia
Museum
Photo: Cybjorg, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Science Museum of Virginia is a science museum located in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 1970, it is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is housed in the former Broad Street Station, built in 1917.
The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia
Movie theater
The Dome at the Science Museum of Virginia is a movie theater.
Children’s Museum of Richmond
Museum
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
The Children's Museum of Richmond began in 1977 as the Richmond Children's Museum in the Navy Hill School building in downtown Richmond, Virginia. In 2000, the museum moved to its current location on Broad Street in Richmond. Children’s Museum of Richmond is situated 590 feet northwest of Broad Street Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scott’s Addition Historic District and The Fan.
Scott’s Addition Historic District
Neighborhood
The Scott's Addition Historic District is a national historic district located in Richmond, Virginia.
The Fan
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.
Museum District
The Museum District is a district in Richmond, Virginia. In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.
Broad Street Station
- Categories: station building, heritage site, building, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.56154° or 37° 33′ 42″ northLongitude
-77.46551° or 77° 27′ 56″ westInception
1919Open location code
8794HG6M+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 252997396OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q137233756
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