Stearns Iron-Front Building
Stearns Iron-Front Building, also known as the Stearns Block, is a historic commercial building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1869, and is a four-story, 14 bay, brick building with a cast iron front.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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 George Washington Building.
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 760 feet northeast of Stearns Iron-Front 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 560 feet east of Stearns Iron-Front Building.
Branch Building
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Branch Building, also known as the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, is a historic commercial building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built about 1886, and is a four-story, four-bay, brick building with a cast iron front.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.
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.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
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.
Stearns Iron-Front Building
- Categories: commercial building, heritage site, building, and historic site
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53719° or 37° 32′ 14″ northLongitude
-77.43521° or 77° 26′ 7″ westInception
1869Levels
4Open location code
8794GHP7+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 301428791OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q16900688
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