Main Street Station, 1520 East Main Street, Richmond — General view with shed in background, taken from expressway
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- Source:
- Library of Congress
- Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey
- Date:
- Documentation compiled after 1933
- Region:
- Richmond, Virginia
- Description:
- Photo(s): 13 | Data Page(s): 8 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Subjects: renaissance revival architectural elements, train sheds, railroad stations, clock towers, transportation, passenger terminals Locations: independent city, virginia, richmond Notes: For additional documentation, see also Union Station Trainshed (HAER VA-4) Significance: The Main Street Station, one of the few French Renaissance buildings in Richmond, exemplifies a standard train station plan of the late-nineteenth century. Designed by Wilson, Harris and Richards of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who also designed the Pennsylvania-Reading Station, the station was a very busy travel center of the city during the heyday of passenger service. Survey number: HABS VA-848 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000867
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