National Historic Landmark · Richmond (Independent City), Virginia

Egyptian Building

A listed building in Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, built 1845 in the Egyptian Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic Landmark Built 1845 Listed 1969Egyptian Revival architecturePrivate unless stated

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The record

National Register of Historic Places

Property type	Building
Address	SW corner of E. Marshall and College Sts., Richmond (Independent City), VA
County	Richmond County
Listed	Apr 16, 1969
Reference number	69000321
Built	1845
Architect	Thomas Somerville Stewart
Style	Egyptian Revival architecture
Designations	National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	1 buildings
Standing	Yes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street	SW corner of E. Marshall and College Sts.
Coordinates	37.53921, -77.42948 · Directions ↗

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000321. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.