The Corner Lofts is seven interconnected buildings formerly known as the Wedge at Courtyard Lofts. The former commercial buildings were erected between 1866 and 1875, and are part of the Shockoe Slip Historic District. They were gutted and converted to apartments in 2006. Name: The Corner Lofts Location: 1321-1/2 East Main Street Year Completed: 1866-1875, […]
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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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Even Google Maps is confused about this building: Reynolds Tobacco and Reynolds Metals both built warehouses and factories alongside the Haxall Canal in the vicinity of Haxall Point. This building, though, is definitely R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, aka Italianate (after the architectural style), aka The Locks – part of the residential
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