Stearns Iron-Front Building

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 wide by 64 feet deep.[3]

Stearns Iron-Front Building
Stearns Iron-Front Building, HABS Photo
Location1007-1013 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′14″N 77°26′8″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1869 (1869)
NRHP reference No.70000885[1]
VLR No.127-0023
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1969[2]

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.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stearns Iron-Front Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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