Virginia Department of Transportation Building, aka Virginia Department of Highways Building and State Highway Commission Building, was erected in 1939. The T-shaped structure is joined to its Annex with a skybridge over Old 14th Street. Carneal, Johnston & Wright designed the building in a style described alternately as “Stripped Classicism,” “WPA Modern,” or Art Deco.
- Name: Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Highways Building, State Highway Commission Building
- Location: 1221 East Broad Street
- Year Completed: 1939
- Architect: Carneal, Johnston & Wright
- Style: Stripped Classicism, WPA Modern, Art Deco
- Wikipedia: Virginia Department of Highways Building
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Virginia Department of Highways Building
- National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form
- Google Map
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Virginia Department of Transportation (rear facade), with brick VCU Medical College rising in background.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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