WRVA Building, Richmond

Name: WRVA Building
Address: Richmond, United States

#330 among attractions in Richmond

Modernist architecture

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Facts and practical information

The WRVA Building is an 18,000-square-foot building located at 200 N. 22nd St. in the historic Church Hill district of Richmond, Virginia. Designed by world-renowned architect Philip Johnson while he was at the architectural firm of Budina and Freeman, it was originally built to house WRVA, one of Virginia's first broadcast radio stations. The building is considered "one of the city's most visible and important mid-20th-century architectural landmarks." ChildSavers, a Richmond nonprofit child services agency, is the current occupant. ()

Completed: 1968 (56 years ago)Coordinates: 37°31'58"N, 77°25'20"W

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Church HillRichmond United States

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WRVA Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Virginia Holocaust Museum, Edgar Allan Poe Museum, The National, St. John's Episcopal Church.

~1280 ftSW
Powerful museum with free admission
Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond
7 min walk • The Virginia Holocaust Museum is a public history museum located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The museum is dedicated to depicting the Holocaust through the personal stories of its victims.
~1100 ftW
Photos, memorabilia and a Raven Room
Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond
6 min walk • The Poe Museum or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe.
0.9 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
The National, Richmond
25 min walk • The National Theater is a historic theater in Richmond, Virginia. Part of a city block along the 700 block of Broad Street once known as Theatre Row, it is the only surviving auditorium of the row.
~910 ftSE
Historic place with costumed tour guides
St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond
5 min walk • St. John's Church is an Episcopal church located at 2401 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Formed from several earlier parishes, St. John's is the oldest church in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
0.5 miW
Bridge
Norfolk Southern James River Bridge, Richmond
14 min walk • The Norfolk Southern James River Bridge is a bridge that carries Norfolk Southern Railway traffic over the James River in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The bridge was built by the Southern Railway. The bridge is over 2,000 feet long, and also spans over the western edge of Mayo Island.
0.4 miW
Bridge
James River Bridge, Richmond
11 min walk • The James River Bridge carries Interstate 95 across the James River in Richmond, Virginia.
0.6 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Church, Historical place
Monumental Church, Richmond
15 min walk • Monumental Church is a former Episcopal church that stands at 1224 E. Broad Street between N. 12th and College streets in Richmond, Virginia. Designed by architect Robert Mills, it is one of America's earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches.
0.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture, Church
First African Baptist Church, Richmond
14 min walk • The First African Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia is a prominent Black church. Founded in 1841, its members initially included both slaves and freedmen. It has since had a major influence on the local black community. At one point, it was one of the largest Protestant churches in the United States.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
First Freedom Center, Richmond
15 min walk • The First Freedom Center is a 501 nonprofit located in Richmond, Virginia. Its mission is to commemorate and educate about freedom of religion and conscience as proclaimed in Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
1 miNW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Richmond CenterStage, Richmond
26 min walk • Richmond CenterStage is a performing arts center in Richmond, Virginia that includes the...
~1830 ftE
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Leigh Street Baptist Church, Richmond
9 min walk • Leigh Street Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church in Church Hill North Historic District which is in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built between 1854 and 1857. It is a three-story, Greek Revival style stuccoed brick structure.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to WRVA Building?

Nearby attractions include Trinity Methodist Church, Richmond (4 min walk), Shockoe Valley, Richmond (4 min walk), St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond (5 min walk), Pace–King House, Richmond (5 min walk).

How to get to WRVA Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to WRVA Building:

Train

Richmond Main Street (11 min walk)

Bus

A • Lines: 1A, 1C (22 min walk)
B • Lines: 1A, 1C (22 min walk)