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Main Street Station and Trainshed

Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
County of Richmond (City).
1520 E. Main Street
National Register Number: 70000867
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Transportation - rail - related.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: State Offices.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 8, 1976):
Constructed 1900-1901, the Main Street Station is an example of the Beaux-Arts influence on American building, while the trainshed, one of the last gable-roofed trainsheds in America, is significant in the history of American engineering.


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