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Mutual Building

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1904, 1912, Clinton and Russell. 909 E. Main St.

Clinton and Russell were the favorite high-rise architects for Richmond's banking and real estate community from 1904 to the 1920s. This especially fine example of their work has a sophisticated composition that allows for multiple levels. A two-story Roman Doric base supports an intermediate story or attic, which in turn carries a five-story shaft, and then another single-story attic. Clinton and Russell returned a few years later to top off the composition with a three-story capital composed of united windows. The building is U-shaped with a narrow courtyard facing 9th Street to provide air and light as well as a secondary entrance. The building is surrounded by a cast iron fence, unique in the financial district.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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What's Nearby

First National Bank Building
Virginia Trust Company
Crestar Bank Headquarters (United Virginia Bank)
One Capitol Square (The Fidelity Building)
State Office Building (State Planters Bank)

Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Mutual Building", [Richmond, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-RI133.

Print Source

Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont, Richard Guy Wilson and contributors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, 215-215.

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