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Planters National Bank

Coordinates: 37°32′11″N 77°26′2″W / 37.53639°N 77.43389°W / 37.53639; -77.43389
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Planters National Bank
Planters National Bank, January 2012
Planters National Bank is located in Virginia
Planters National Bank
Planters National Bank is located in the United States
Planters National Bank
Location12th and E. Main Sts., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′11″N 77°26′2″W / 37.53639°N 77.43389°W / 37.53639; -77.43389
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectRead, Charles H. Jr.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.83003306[1]
VLR No.127-0150
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1983
Designated VLRFebruary 15, 1977[2]

Planters National Bank, also known as the Old Planters Bank, is a historic bank building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a 2+12-story, three-bay, Richardsonian Romanesque style brownstone building. It has an "I"-plan with three intersecting gable roofs. It features rusticated and elaborately carved facades, a picturesque roof line, and stoned-arched entryway.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Planters National Bank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo