Renaissance Revival architecture in Richmond (Independent City)
Renaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. American architects used it for banks, clubs and libraries between 1880 and 1930.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1818 to 1923. 13 stops, 1.7 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
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
- 1Bolling Haxall House211 E. Franklin St.Building · built 1858 · listed 1972start
- 2St. Alban's Hall300--302 E. Main St.Building · listed 1982406 ft from stop 1
- 3Block 0-100 East Franklin Street Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by 1st, Main, Foushee and Grace Sts.Historic district · listed 1980500 ft from stop 2
- 4Young Women's Christian Association6 N. 5th St.Building · listed 19840.3 mi from stop 3
- 5National Theater700-710 E. Broad St.Building · built 1923 · listed 20030.3 mi from stop 4
- 6Putney Houses1010-1012 E. Marshall St.Building · listed 19690.2 mi from stop 5
- 7William H. Grant House1008 E. Clay St.Building · built 1857 · listed 1969354 ft from stop 6
- 8Benjamin Watkins Leigh House1000 E. Clay St.Building · listed 1969119 ft from stop 7
- 9White House of the ConfederacyNHLClay and 12th Sts.Building · built 1818 · listed 19660.1 mi from stop 8
- 10William Beers House1228 E. Broad St.Building · listed 19690.1 mi from stop 9
- 11Williams, Charlotte, Memorial Hospital1201 E. Broad St.Building · listed 2004445 ft from stop 10
- 12U.S. Post Office and Customhouse1000 E. Main St.Building · built 1858 · listed 19690.2 mi from stop 11
- 13Donnan-Asher Iron-Front Building1207-1211 E. Main St.Building · listed 19700.1 mi from stop 12
1.7 straight-line miles over 12 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 13 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)
- 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.
- Banks and business blocks in Richmond (Independent City)12 stops · 1.5 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1858 and 1929. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- 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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