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

Main Street Station and Trainshed

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

Has a visitor website National Historic Landmark Built 1901 Listed 1970 Beaux-Arts Wilson Brothers & Company

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

Property type	Building
Address	1020 E. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Independent city	City of Richmond
Listed	Oct 15, 1970
Listed for	Commerce, Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Level of significance	National
Also known as	New Union Station; Seaboard Airline/Chesapeake &; Ohio Railroa
Reference number	70000867
Built	1901 · more from the 1900s
Architect	Wilson Brothers & Company
Type of place	station building, event venue, office building
Style	Beaux-Arts
Designations	Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	1 building, 1 structure

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

Visiting

Address	1020 E. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), VA
Website	mainstreetstationrichmond.com ↗
Coordinates	37.5348° N, 77.4289° W · Directions ↗
Also in Richmond (Independent City)	230 listed places in Richmond (Independent City) → · walking tours →
Nearest national park unit	Maggie L Walker National Historic Site · 1 mile · 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.

At a glance

State: Virginia
Independent city: City of Richmond
Listed: 1970
Type: Building
Landmark: Yes
Architect: Wilson Brothers & Company
Built: 1901

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Drawings & photographs

Union Station Trainshed, Main Street, Richmond, Richmond (Independent

Main Street Station, 1520 East Main Street, Richmond, Richmond (Indepe

Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 2 records ↗

Map

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
Frederick Knops, 2017
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Plantations of Virginia
Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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George Washington's Virginia
John R. Maass, 2017
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Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Main Street Station and Trainshed listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Main Street Station and Trainshed built?

1901, designed by Wilson Brothers & Company, in the Beaux-Arts style.

Source: Wikidata

Can I visit Main Street Station and Trainshed?

Probably. Places of this type are usually open to the public, but the record lists no hours; the official website will have them.

Source: Official website

Where is Main Street Station and Trainshed?

1020 E. Main St., Richmond (Independent City), City of Richmond, Virginia. The nearest national park unit is Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, 1 mile away.

Source: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

What does the Main Street Station and Trainshed listing include?

The listing counts 2 contributing resources. Those are 1 building and 1 structure. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Are there historic photographs or drawings of Main Street Station and Trainshed?

Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.

Source: Library of Congress

Where is the nomination form for Main Street Station and Trainshed?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Main Street Station and Trainshed?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.