Virginia Mutual Building

Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Virginia Mutual Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Virginia Mutual Building, January 2012
37°32′17″N 77°26′13″W / 37.53806°N 77.43694°W / 37.53806; -77.43694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920 (1920)-1921
Architect	Bossom, Alfred Charles
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	77001537^[1]
VLR No.	127-0249
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1977
Designated VLR	February 15, 1977^[2]

Virginia Mutual Building, also known as the Virginia Trust Company Building, is a historic bank building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Alfred Bossom and built in 1920–1921. It is a six level, Classical Revival style building constructed of white granite with terra cotta ornament. The front facade is in the form of a Roman triumphal arch, reminiscent of the Arch of Titus, with an overall height of 91 feet.^[3] The building is occupied by the Tredegar Trust Company.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Mutual Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo