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Richmond, United States

George Washington Building

Richmond, United States

George Washington Building
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The George Washington Building, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a twelve-story Beaux-Arts office structure completed in 1922–1923 in Richmond, Virginia. Its distinctive V-shaped steel frame plan is articulated through a two-story limestone base supporting a nine-story brick shaft, crowned with an attic story featuring a deep cornice ornamented with elaborate terra cotta work. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 and is recognized as a Virginia Historic Landmark.

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building
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark
Place
Richmond, United States

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