Cokesbury Apartments, originally built as Methodist Publishing House in 1921, is part of the Grace Street Commercial Historic District. The street-level retail space is still used as a book store. A deep bracketed cornice is one of the building’s distinguishing features. Architectural historians and critics note that this building is a near-duplicate of the Quirk […]
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Morgan Fountain, centerpiece of Shockoe Slip Plaza and Shockoe Slip Historic District, was donated by Charles S. Morgan “In memory of one who loved animals.” The fountain’s lower basin was intended as a watering trough for horses. It was constructed at a time when horses still transported people and goods. Name: Morgan Fountain Location: Shockoe
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VCU Arts Depot was built in 1907 as Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway depot, a dozen years before the grandiose Broad Street Station (Union Station) was built a mile west. Trains passed through the station’s second floor, in the rear. Train service ended in the 1970s. Today, the building is occupied by Virginia Commonwealth University’s
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1 Sutton Place South is a luxury apartment building designed by Rosario Candela. Built in 1927, it is now a cooperative. Name: 1 Sutton Place South Location: 1 Sutton Place South Year Completed: 1927 Architect: Rosario Candela Style: Italian Renaissance Wikipedia: One Sutton Place South City Realty: Carter Horsley review Google Map All images copyright
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