First National Bank Building | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Location: | 825--27 East Main St., Richmond, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.5381°N -77.4369°W |
Built: | -1913 |
Architect: | Bossom, Alfred Charles; Clinton, Charles W. |
Architecture: | Neo-classical Revival |
Added: | April 12, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82004586 |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | February 26, 1982[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 127-0381 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
First National Bank Building (also known as the Old First and Merchants National Bank Building and BB&T Bank Building) is a historic bank and high-rise office building located at 823 East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Alfred Bossom and built in 1912–1913. It is a 19-story, four bay by five bay, Classical Revival style steel frame building clad in brick, limestone, and granite. The building features rich architectural ornament that follows the Corinthian order both within and without. It was the first high-rise office tower to be built in Richmond.[2] The First & Merchants Bank would eventually become Sovran Bank.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Main Street Banking Historic District.