Stearns Iron-Front Building

Year: 1869
Style: Italianate
City: Richmond, VA

The Stearns Iron-Front Building, built in 1869 in downtown Richmond, is an Italianate cast-iron-front building whose iron facade is visible from the street. It is designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

the building

Cast-iron facade. The building was constructed with a cast-iron front, a technique visible today in the facade facing the street.

the style

The building mixes Italianate and cast-iron architecture, dating to 1869.

significance

Designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

nearby

Branch Building 0 ft · Cast Iron · 1866
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., United States Courthouse 210 ft · Renaissance Revival
Virginia Mutual Building 500 ft · Neoclassical · 1921
Planters National Bank 0.1 mi · Romanesque Revival
Donnan–Asher Iron-front Building 0.1 mi · Renaissance Revival
George Washington Building 0.1 mi · Beaux-Arts

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