National Register of Historic Places

Stearns Iron-Front Building

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
Listed
February 25, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000885

About this property

Stearns Iron-Front Building, also known as the Stearns Block, is a historic commercial building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1869, and is a four-story, 14 bay, brick building with a cast iron front. The building measures 107 feet (33 m) wide by 64 feet (20 m) deep. Richmond Unionist Franklin Stearns acquired what had once been the Planters Bank Building on Main Street after the American Civil War. In 1868 he erected rental housing and commercial office space, which was nicknamed the "Stearns block." The city's circuit court was held there beginning in 1870. His grandchildren's estate sold the property in 1923; the remaining iron front was noted in the Historic American Buildings Survey. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Location

1007-1013 E. Main St.
Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
37.53742, -77.43533

Categories

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Sources

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When was Stearns Iron-Front Building listed on the National Register?

Stearns Iron-Front Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1970.

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Stearns Iron-Front Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Stearns Iron-Front Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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