This Victorian Gothic building, completed as Richmond's city hall in 1894, is as dramatic inside its 3-foot granite walls as it is outside. Now a private office building, the interior "courtyard" is a three-story painted cast-iron marvel. Troubled from the beginning, with a 400 percent cost overrun during its construction, the building was saved from demolition by the Historic Richmond Foundation. Visitors are welcome on the first floor only. The building is open only during business hours.
This Victorian Gothic building, completed as Richmond's city hall in 1894, is as dramatic inside its 3-foot granite walls as it is outside. Now a private office building, the interior "courtyard" is a three-story painted cast-iron marvel. Troubled from the beginning, with a 400 percent cost overrun during its construction, the building was saved from demolition by the Historic Richmond Foundation. Visitors are welcome on the first floor only. The building is open only during business hours.