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Main Street Banking Historic District

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Main Street, East at 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia
Main Street, East at 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia

The Main Street Banking Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings located south of the Virginia State Capitol and west of the Shockoe Slip Historic District. It is the location of a number of buildings built for or occupied by banking institutions. The district includes representative examples of the Late Victorian and International Style architecture built between about 1865 and 1965. Notable buildings include the Virginia Employment Commission Building (1960), the 700 Building (1964), the Ross Building (1964), the Fidelity Building (1965). Located in the district is the separately listed First National Bank Building.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary increase in 2013.

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Main Street Banking Historic District
South 9th Street, Richmond Shockoe Slip

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The Mutual Building

South 9th Street
23298 Richmond, Shockoe Slip
Virginia, United States
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Main Street, East at 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia
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