Main Street Banking Historic District

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.[4]

Main Street Banking Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Main Street, East at 8th Street, 1929
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Location	E. Main St. between 7th & Governors Sts.; 700, 703, 705-711, 801, 830-838 Main St., E., 7 7th & 28 6th Sts., S., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates	37°32′17″N 77°26′11″W
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built	1865 (1865)-1965
Architect	Robinson, Charles M.; et al.
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, International Style
NRHP reference No.	05000527, 13000644 (Boundary Increase)[1][2]
VLR No.	127-6031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 1, 2005, August 27, 2013 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR	March 16, 2005; June 19, 2013[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary increase in 2013.[1][2]