National Historic Landmark · event venue · Richmond (Independent City), Virginia

Main Street Station and Trainshed

Historic train station building in Richmond, Virginia in Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1901 by Wilson Brothers & Company. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Amtrak 215 at Richmond (C&O) station, 1974Busy Waiting Room (2673071826)C and O Rly Station, Richmond, Va. (16836345651)Charlottesville Station (1974) - 4114630949 07
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1020 E. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
CountyRichmond County
ListedOct 15, 1970
Reference number70000867
Built1901
ArchitectWilson Brothers & Company
Type of placestation building, event venue, office building
StyleBeaux-Arts
DesignationsVirginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings, 1 structures

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

Visiting

Check the website
Address1020 E. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Websitemainstreetstationrichmond.com
Coordinates37.53485, -77.42891 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMaggie L Walker National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
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.

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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 70000867. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.