Planters National Bank

Planters National Bank
Planters National Bank, January 2012
Location 12th and E. Main Sts., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′11″N 77°26′2″W / 37.53639°N 77.43389°W / 37.53639; -77.43389Coordinates: 37°32′11″N 77°26′2″W / 37.53639°N 77.43389°W / 37.53639; -77.43389
Area less than one acre
Built 1893 (1893)
Architect Read, Charles H.,Jr.
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference # 83003306[1]
VLR # 127-0249
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 10, 1983
Designated VLR February 15, 1977[2]

Planters National Bank, also known as the Old Planters Bank, is a historic bank building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, Richardsonian Romanesque style brownstone building. It has an "I"-plan with three intersecting gable roofs. It features rusticated and elaborately carved facades, a picturesque roof line, and stoned-arched entryway.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Planters National Bank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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