Banks and business blocks in Richmond (Independent City)
This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1858 to 1929. 12 stops, 1.5 miles end to end. Of the stops, 7 are historic districts rather than single buildings.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1200 Block West Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)212--220 W. Main St.Historic district · listed 1994start
- 2Two Hundred Block West Franklin Street Historic District200 block of W. Franklin St.Historic district · listed 1977same block from stop 1
- 3Broad Street Commercial Historic DistrictAlong Broad St. area roughly bounded by Belvidere, Marshall, Fourth and GraceHistoric district · listed 19870.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II)100 Blk of E. Marshall St., S side. 300 Blks 1st and 2nd Sts. bet. Broad and Marshall Sts.Historic district · listed 2007same block from stop 3
- 5Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)709-916 W. Broad St., 308-310 N. Laurel St., 301-306 Gilmer St.Historic district · listed 2004same block from stop 4
- 6Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by 1st, Main, Foushee and Grace Sts.Historic district · listed 19800.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Central National Bank3rd and Broad Sts.Building · built 1929 · listed 19790.2 mi from stop 6
- 8Grace Street Commercial Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by Adams, Broad, 8th and Franklin Sts.Historic district · listed 19980.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Ninth Street Office Building202 N. 9th St.Building · listed 20090.2 mi from stop 8
- 10First National Bank Building825--27 East Main St.Building · listed 19820.3 mi from stop 9
- 11U.S. Post Office and Customhouse1000 E. Main St.Building · built 1858 · listed 19690.1 mi from stop 10
- 12Planters National Bank12th and E. Main Sts.Building · listed 19830.1 mi from stop 11
1.5 straight-line miles over 11 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 12 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Richmond (Independent City)
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- Greek Revival architecture in Richmond (Independent City)15 stops · 2.4 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Richmond (Independent City) examples on this route went up between 1841 and 1877.
- Houses and mansions in Richmond (Independent City)15 stops · 2.0 milesThe route links houses built between 1809 and 1873. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in Richmond (Independent City)13 stops · 2.3 milesThe route links churches built between 1834 and 1877. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
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