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AtlanticMotorCoRichmondVa
AtlanticMotorCoRichmondVa

Atlantic Motor Company is a historic automobile showroom and gas station constructed in 1919 in Richmond, Virginia. The building was designed by Richmond architect Albert F. Huntt with Bascomb J. Rowlett. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2005. It is located at 1840 West Broad Street. The building was empty for two decades until being converted into retail space and offices after 2004 with the support of tax credits.

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Atlantic Motor Company
West Broad Street, Richmond The Fan

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23220 Richmond, The Fan
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