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Belgian Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Belgian Building

Also known as William J. Clark Library and Barco-Stevens Hall; Belgian Pavilion

On the National Register since 197056 years
Listed 1970Richmond
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About Belgian Building

Belgian Building, at Lombardy St., jct. with Brook Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 26, 1970. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSports venue in Richmond, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 120 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1941 to today

  1. 1941Built, designed by Victor Bourgeois; Léon Stynen; Henry van de Velde
  2. 1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 56 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Lombardy St., jct. with Brook Rd., Richmond · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Belgian BuildingStart here
  2. 2Virginia Union UniversityRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 1865 · next door
  3. 3Department of Public Utilities Howard (Overbrook) Road FacilityColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Hermitage Road Warehouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)District · 0.3 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BRichmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car BarnBuilding0.2 miBWalker, Maggie L., High SchoolArt Deco · Built 19380.4 miDCarver Industrial Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBSouthern Stove WorksBuilding0.5 miDCarver Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)Commercial Style0.6 miDCarver Residential Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.6 miBAtlantic Motor Company (127-6163)Classical Revival0.6 miDWest Broad Street Industrial and Commercial Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.6 miBTodd, E.M., CompanyBuilding0.6 miBColiseum, The,-Duplex Envelope Company BuildingCommercial Style0.7 miBColumbiaFederal · Built 18170.7 miDWest Broad Street Commercial Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.7 miOLee, Robert E., MonumentMonument · Built 18900.7 miDBattery Court Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.7 miBScott House (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts0.8 miDWest Franklin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.8 miBLee Medical BuildingBuilt 19520.8 miDWest Franklin Street Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.9 mi
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BCrenshaw HouseItalianate0.9 miDBroad Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.9 miDFan Area Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.9 miBByrd, William, HotelNeo-Classical Revival0.9 miBBroad Street StationNeo-Classical0.9 miBRichmond Locomotive and Machine WorksClassical Revival0.9 miDGinter Park Terrace Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.9 miDMonroe Park Historic DistrictArt Deco1 miBCathedral of the Sacred HeartItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 19051 miBMoore's Auto Body and Paint ShopMission Revival · Built 18751 miBGrace HospitalColonial Revival1 miBFirst Battalion Virginia Volunteers ArmoryLate Victorian1 miBSixth Mount Zion Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival1 miDSt. Luke Building (Boundary Increase)District1 miBBaker Public SchoolBuilding1 miSBarton Heights CemeteriesSite1 miBBranch HouseTudor Revival · Built 19191 mi★Monument Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict1 miDTown of Barton Heights Historic DistrictItalianate1 mi

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Questions about Belgian Building

Is Belgian Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 26, 1970 (Register number 01000439).

Is Belgian Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Monument Avenue Historic District, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Belgian Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Belgian Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 120 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41683045 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.