Seaboard Air Line Railway Building | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 13, 2012[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 122-0060-0210 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 221-229 W. Bute St., Norfolk, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.8528°N -76.2917°W |
Built: | –1926 |
Architect: | Neff & Thompson |
Builder: | Nichols & Lindemann |
Architecture: | Late Gothic Revival |
Added: | February 5, 2013 |
Refnum: | 12001271[2] |
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building, also known as the Wainwright Building, is a historic office building located in Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1925–1926 as headquarters for Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It is a nine-story, 92,000 square-foot, steel reinforced concrete building. It is V-shaped and faced in textured yellow brick with numerous stone decorative elements in the Late Gothic Revival style.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[2] The building was converted to luxury apartments in 2013 and is now known as The Wainwright Downtown.