Virginia Department of Highways Building

United States historic place
Virginia Department of Highways Building
Virginia Landmarks Register
Virginia Department of Highways Building, July 2011
37°32′17″N 77°25′51″W / 37.53806°N 77.43083°W / 37.53806; -77.43083
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byVirginia Engineering Co.
ArchitectCarneal, Johnston & Wright
Architectural styleStripped Classicism
NRHP reference No.04000270[1]
VLR No.127-0844-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 5, 2004
Designated VLRJune 18, 2003[2]

Virginia Department of Highways Building, also known as the State Highway Commission Building, is a historic government office building located in Richmond, Virginia. The building serves as headquarters for the Virginia Department of Transportation. It was built in 1937, and is a four-story, Stripped Classicism style building. It is of steel and reinforced concrete construction, with a veneer of limestone, Virginia greenstone, and pink granite.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ John E. Wells (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Department of Highways Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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