Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District

Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District
House at Fifth and Main, January 2012
Location 400-500 Blks E. Franklin St., 400-600 blks E. Main St., 00 blks N 4th, 5th and 6th Sts.; 0 blk. of N. 3rd, N. 4th, S. 6th, & 300, 400 blks. E. Main Sts., 00 blk S 5th St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′32″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54222°N 77.43972°W / 37.54222; -77.43972Coordinates: 37°32′32″N 77°26′23″W / 37.54222°N 77.43972°W / 37.54222; -77.43972
Area 12.9 acres (5.2 ha)
Architect Lafever, Minard,; Marcellus Wright & Son, Baskervill & Son, et al.
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, International Style, et al.
NRHP reference # 06000750, 12000989 (Boundary Increase)[1][2]
VLR # 127-6071
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 30, 2006, November 28, 2012 (Boundary Increase)
Designated VLR June 8, 2006, September 20, 2012[3]

The Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 38 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located south of the Grace Street Commercial Historic District. It reflects the core of the city’s early-20th century retail development. The district includes representative examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival and International Style architecture built between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Equitable Life Insurance Building (1951), the Massey Building (1952, 1963–64), and 400 East Main Street (1951). Located in the district is the separately listed St. Alban’s Hall (1869).[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, with a boundary increase in 2012.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/23/13 through 8/30/13. National Park Service. 2012-12-07. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Mary Harding Sadler, Caroline Eddy and Llewellyn Hensley (June 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fifth and Main Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map


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