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Richmond / Monumental Church

Monumental Church was built as a memorial to 72 people who died in an 1811 theater fire on this site. It served as an Episcopal parish church until 1965, when it was transferred to the Medical College of Virginia. Name: Monumental Church Location: 1224 East Broad Street Year Completed: 1814 Architect: Robert Mills […]

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Richmond / Science Museum of Virginia

Richmond, VA / By KG

Broad Street Station, aka Union Station of Richmond, was on the verge of destruction in 1976 after Amtrak abandoned the transport hub. The State of Virginia planned to demolish the building and erect an office park on the site. Preservationists and the Science Museum of Virginia – which had been looking for a home for

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