Kanawha Plaza is a park built on a deck spanning the Downtown Expressway (I-195) between South 7th Street and South 9th Street. It was conceived in 1972 at the behest of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The bank was planning a new headquarters building overlooking the James River at the same time that Downtown […]
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Masonic Temple is considered Virginia’s largest and finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque construction, according to landmark documents. Originally, the building housed a department store on the ground floor, ballrooms on the second and third floors, and Masonic Lodge meeting rooms on the fourth and fifth floors. Now known as the events venue Renaissance, the landmark
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Home Savings Bank, 11 North Pearl Street, is a prominent part of the Downtown Albany Historic District. The Art Deco landmark is distinctive for its polychrome terra cotta. Name: Home Savings Bank Location: 11 North Pearl Street Year Completed: 1927 Architect: Dennison & Hirons Style: Art Deco Wikipedia: Home Savings Bank Google Map
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