Stearns Iron-Front Building

Stearns Iron-Front Building, also known as the Stearns Block, is a historic commercial building located in . It was built in 1869, and is a four-story, 14 bay, brick building with a cast iron front.
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  • Type: Retail building
  • Description: historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
  • Address: 1005-1013 East Main Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia State Capitol and Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.

Government office
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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 760 feet northeast of Stearns Iron-Front Building.

Public building
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The , also known as the U.S. Post Office and Customhouse, is a historic custom house, and courthouse located in .

Historic site
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The is a national historic district located in downtown . The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.

Neighborhood
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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 .

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

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

Stearns Iron-Front Building

Latitude
37.53719° or 37° 32′ 14″ north
Longitude
-77.43521° or 77° 26′ 7″ west
Inception
1869
Levels
4
Open location code
8794GHP7+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301428791
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q16900688
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